declare
verb (used with object)
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms.
had declared
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past perfectof declare.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Sukarno had declared Indonesia’s independence even before Japan’s surrender, and Ho Chi Minh had done the same in Vietnam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The drummer and sometimes singer from the Band, a group that backed Bob Dylan for a time and had its own star-studded farewell concert captured on film by Martin Scorsese, had declared bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Levi’s also said it had declared a dividend of 16 cents a share, a 14% increase over the prior year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
He also said that the government had declared a "state of calamity" in Juiz de Fora.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
And Britain had declared a state of war throughout the vast British Empire.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
