declarative
adjective
de·clar·a·tive
di-ˈkler-ə-tiv 
: making a declaration : declaratory
a declarative sentence
declaratively
adverb
Examples of declarative in a Sentence
“They went to school” is a declarative sentence.
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This is the political program of populism: turning deliberative public interest into declarative public interest, unconstrained by democratic institutions and universal morality.
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BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
Despite their strong disagreements about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the two council members worked exhaustively toward a declarative consensus.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 15 July 2024
Either way, Duncan’s declarative statement was wholly inaccurate.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Jan. 2025
Where Whitehead’s novel describes his characters’ physical torments in the third person, with psychological discernment and declarative precision, Ross’s movie fuses observation and sensation with its audiovisual style.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
Despite their strong disagreements about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the two council members worked exhaustively toward a declarative consensus.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 15 July 2024
Either way, Duncan’s declarative statement was wholly inaccurate.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Jan. 2025
Where Whitehead’s novel describes his characters’ physical torments in the third person, with psychological discernment and declarative precision, Ross’s movie fuses observation and sensation with its audiovisual style.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Declarative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declarative. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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declarative
adjective
de·clar·a·tive
di-ˈklar-ət-iv
-ˈkler-
: making a declaration or statement
declarative sentence
Medical Definition
declarative
adjective
de·clar·a·tive
di-ˈklar-ət-iv, -ˈkler-
: being or comprising memory characterized by the conscious recall of facts and events compare procedural
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