declare
verb (used with object)
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms.
declares
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present tense formof declare (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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If they cannot agree, the judge declares a mistrial and prosecutors must decide whether to try the case again with a new jury.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Article 3 declares that there must be a Supreme Court, but that it has authority to decide only a narrow category of cases, such as lawsuits between different states.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Attention soldiers. The cold brew you deserve,” it declares, an American flag as the backdrop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Instead, she stands up, pops her dislocated shoulder back into its socket and grimly declares to the shocked classmate filming her, “This is Claire Bennet, and that was attempt No. 6.”
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
“You are,” he declares, “attempting to enter the most elite schools in the world. The exams will last eight days. We will take only the purest, only the strongest.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
