How to Use declaration in a Sentence

declaration

noun
  • You will need to make a declaration of your income.
  • The case was ended by declaration of a mistrial.
  • The government has made a declaration of war on its enemies.
  • The declaration of a ‘riot’ was an abuse of the statute.
    — oregonlive, 1 July 2020
  • The measure would not carry the weight of law but would be a declaration by the city.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2018
  • Make a bold declaration as the moon and North Node align.
    — USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
  • For starters, the U.S. can make such a declaration on its own.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
  • This is a declaration of war against the whole of Europe.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Such a declaration would be the start of open war with Russia.
    — The Editors, National Review, 10 Mar. 2022
  • To them, hotness is a self-declaration, and that’s that.
    — New York Times, 16 July 2022
  • For Chavez, the legacy of this declaration of war is very much alive.
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021
  • But even that bold declaration sells the show, and her talents, short.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2019
  • The declaration will give the city access to more funding.
    — Helena Wegner, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2020
  • The echos of moaning can be heard soon after the declaration.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Very little of what Maclean has shown us across the film helps this declaration make sense or have any weight.
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
  • At the end of 2021, Martha filed a hardship declaration.
    — Bryce Covert, The New Republic, 5 July 2022
  • But what’s the deal with Avery’s abrupt, teary declaration of love at first sight?
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021
  • And if that doesn't work, the state of emergency declaration will help.
    — The Washington Post, AL.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • To serve such a springlike creation as this in the heart of fall is a declaration: Kahn cooks to his own seasons.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Guests will have to make a health declaration when reserving a day to come.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2020
  • The two countries made a joint declaration in 1956 ending the state of war between them but have not signed a peace treaty.
    — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
  • It’s a phrase that glosses all manners of sins, a blanket declaration that things work out in the end.
    — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 15 Nov. 2020
  • This declaration would then have to be ratified by a two-thirds vote of all the diocesan bishops in the world.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Two more pages of photos and the summit declaration on page 4.
    — Euan McKirdy, CNN, 13 June 2018
  • Two more pages of photos and the summit declaration on page 4.
    — Margaret Hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, 13 June 2018
  • But what would a Trump point of view consist of, given his mish-mash of declarations?
    — The Hive, 2 May 2017
  • White could have chalked up his declaration to the euphoria of the moment.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • There is no evidence of any such declaration or law in the state.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The law also limited the deployment of armed forces to 60 days, with a 30-day withdrawal period, in the absence of a formal declaration of war.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • The director added that the state would maintain control of the site as long as DeSantis’s state emergency declaration over immigration remains in effect.
    — Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 25 June 2025

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