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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

After such a spectacular preamble, this first act at least produced a dramatic finish.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

“Man, I’m hungry,” he said without preamble, and let me take his carry-on bag, which instantly jerked my arm to the floor.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

Curious facts for which otherwise uninformed commentators can grope in their preambles: Plays right-handed despite being, naturally, left-handed.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 15, 2013

I answer that, Among the precepts contained in Holy Writ, some belong to the substance of the Law, others are preambles to the Law.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas