proclamation

Example Sentences

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Its bold proclamation that “all men are created equal” may be the five most important words ever written in English.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

There was no such proclamation during the unpopular Vietnam War, and it was then that Congress sought to reassert its powers.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

For many of the categories of exempt goods, the proclamation is broad and does not specifically say what items might be exempt.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Though she was correct at the time, Huppert couldn’t have known that her proclamation was actually a prophecy.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

But this duty, Creon’s proclamation said, was changed in the cause of Polyneices to a crime.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton