declarative sentence
CulturalExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Statement A declarative sentence that has a truth value, meaning that it must be either true or false.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
In his left he holds a hand-painted sign etched with four words, one declarative sentence: “I did not forget.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
Martin and Andrea Barrett for what they could do with a declarative sentence.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2016
As a journalism major, I favored the frankness and simplicity of the declarative sentence, which is how we built newspaper stories that plainly said what they meant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2016
"There!" said Cappy, as he dispatched this simple declarative sentence.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
