How to Use proclamation in a Sentence
proclamation
noun- The President issued a proclamation which freed the slaves.
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Jesus Christ, not the Church, must be the center of the Catholic proclamation.
— George Weigel, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022 -
Some of the best proclamations of love come about in the most casual of settings.
— Sandra Gonzalez, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024 -
The proclamation lays the blame for the problem squarely at the feet of lawmakers.
— Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 4 June 2024 -
On the first day of spring training, Sixto Sanchez made a proclamation.
— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024 -
In the video, the proclamation sets off a flurry of activity from the crowd.
— Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2022 -
Afterward, from a balcony at the palace, the proclamation will be read to the public.
— Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022 -
The names of all of Swift's albums are woven into the proclamation, too.
— Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024 -
The other side of the sign, visible to those in the city center, hints at why the first proclamation is so urgent.
— Valerie Hopkins Emile Ducke, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023 -
The city is flying one again this month, after a proclamation from the mayor.
— Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2022 -
Listen to each proclamation of mirth and melancholy, love and hate.
— Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024 -
For the first time, the entire event will be televised, making this the first public reading of the proclamation.
— Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Sep. 2022 -
After the proclamation and a short speech by King Frederik, he was joined by his wife and their four children on the balcony to wave to the crowds.
— Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024 -
There will be a proclamation, a balcony scene, a king’s speech and a procession.
— Karla Adam, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024 -
The proclamation was read out in the medieval City of London and at other locations across the U.K.
— Jill Lawless, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2022 -
Instead, a proclamation of the new reign will be made at Christiansborg Palace on Jan. 14.
— Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024 -
The proclamation had been in the works for more than a month, Kaptain said at this week’s Elgin City Council meeting.
— Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2022 -
The proclamation of a Friday-free, four-day workweek is a sham—at least for the majority of us.
— Lindsay Tjepkema, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 -
City officials will host a proclamation reading, raise the Juneteenth flag and present awards at the event.
— Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2022 -
There were prayers, parades, singing, and public readings of the proclamation.
— Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 13 May 2024 -
The proclamation came amid her announcement of a new state program to pay for two cameras in each of the city’s more than 6,400 subway cars.
— WIRED, 23 Sep. 2022 -
The governors made the direction in accordance with a proclamation from the White House.
— Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2023 -
At the time Lincoln signed the proclamation, more than 4 million Black men and women were living in slavery.
— Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023 -
Monday’s meeting was tense even before the cease-fire proclamation was called up.
— Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2024 -
The westernmost Confederate state of Texas was the last to announce the proclamation.
— Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 18 June 2023 -
The proclamation will be signed and made official on Monday, Sept. 19.
— Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022 -
The state senate issued a proclamation more than a decade ago declaring this town the Christmas Capital of Texas.
— Jennifer Chappell Smith, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2023 -
The City of Pittsburgh also honored the hockey legend with a proclamation.
— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024 -
Other photos in the collection show the proud mayor posing with the official proclamation.
— Jade Gomez, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 -
But Hasen said that the DA’s proclamation about Markowitz’s eligibility is itself a possible step against electoral integrity.
— Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 18 Oct. 2024
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