declaims
- present tense form of declaim (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Moor Mother seethes about Black achievements met with disrespect in “We Got the Jazz”: “We ain’t ’bout to stand for no national anthem,” she declaims.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
“I’ve been painting up for 25 years,” the 50-year-old declaims, his voice building into a steady rumble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
“I don’t need anyone,” Paolo declaims, in one of several lines destined to find their way to a midnight quote-along screening of the film.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021
Plus, the critic in me is hard-pressed to resist a movie in which a character declaims whole paragraphs of Pauline Kael without explanation.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2020
“Fellow Dominicans!” he declaims in a grainy voice.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
