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 motion is a declaration of purpose and does not require the government to act on it.
    Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
  • But the declaration in question isn't a treaty, which is a binding agreement between countries.
    Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Yet the voluntary political declaration is a far cry from a treaty that might restrain militaries around the world.
    Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Kemp, while pushing for more counties to be added to the federal disaster declaration list, has made a point of thanking Biden for his help.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
  • As of Wednesday, the city’s emergency declaration is over (though one for L.A. County remains in place).
    Karen Kaplanscience and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2023
  • There's a full declaration of innocence pardon the governor, Larry Hogan of Maryland, gave me.
    ABC News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Guests will have to make a health declaration when reserving a day to come.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2020
  • 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.
    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
  • This is the second time the agency has made such a declaration in two years in response to the transmission of this virus.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 15 Aug. 2024
  • An emergency declaration gives the governor total authority over state agencies and police powers.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024

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