preamble

But, as is written in its very singable preamble, the Constitution was written “in order to form a more perfect union.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Three years later, as war dragged on, a group comprising members of the North’s major Protestant denominations urged a change to the preamble of the U.S.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

By the way, the Constitution, sent to the states for ratification 11 years after the Declaration, also doesn’t contain the word “freedom,” but its preamble mentions “the Blessings of Liberty.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

The indictment of British rule mattered more at the time than the preamble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

With no further preamble Kilvin tossed the vial into a nearby firewell, and there was the sharp, clear sound of breaking glass.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

In any case, most of what goes into the preambles of DOT regulatory documents is just “word salad,” one staffer recalled the presenter saying.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

As a violinist, I hope that something of the streams’ sensibility survives: Mumbled preambles and tableside teddy bears unmoved by the Bach Chaconne are refreshing the genre for far-flung audiences.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2020

This is apparent right from Star Wars’ famous opening scroll, which borrows from the preambles that opened each chapter of the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers movie serials.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2015

I could write a preamble that would skilfully draw together every single strand of this match, but I'm afraid our tools don't support 9994-word preambles.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 22, 2010

Why, they had hull reams of by-laws in 'em, and preambles, and "declarations of independence."

From Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician by Marietta Holley