declare
verb (used with object)
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms.
declaring
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present participleof declare.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In May, I challenged him to have tacos with my dad and me after the internet mocked him for declaring that the hard-shell tacos at a Del Taco in Barstow were “street.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Flavio issued fierce denials as Lula took to the campaign trail clutching a statue of the saint, declaring that "messing" with her was "unacceptable."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Days of almost continuous heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in the Thai capital, with the city's governor declaring it a disaster-affected zone.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
PRS Chief Executive Jack Higginbotham credited Dalporto for planting a “flag in the ground” by declaring the stores would be for serious musicians, after years of becoming known for what he called cheap stuff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The theories of the time tried to save a fragment of Aristotle’s philosophy by declaring that nature’s horror of the vacuum was “limited”; it could only destroy a finite amount of vacuum.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
