proclaim
Example Sentences
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Throughout the fair, you can easily find unique and colorful birthday gifts, like dragon eggs or a buy-your-own-fairy house, that would make your nieces, nephews and little cousins quickly proclaim you their favorite relative.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
"I am sent as archbishop to serve you, to proclaim the love of Christ and with you to worship and love him with heart and soul, mind and strength," she responded.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
In Cambodian cities, signs in English and Khmer proclaim its desire for peace – one echoed by almost every Cambodian you meet.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
On Jan. 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy used his inaugural address to proclaim America’s commitment to protecting and promoting democracy and freedom across the globe.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025
Many Mexican- Americans were consequently shocked when they heard the student activist proclaim himself and his listeners Chicanos.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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