pronounce
verb (used with object)
to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
has pronounced
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present perfectof pronounce (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Of those still in captivity, Israel has pronounced 43 dead, saying their remains are being held by militants.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
History has pronounced his death at 33 a suicide, but no one actually knows.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who had been furiously criticising Russia's defence ministry for weeks, has pronounced himself "100% happy".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2022
The issue of candidates’ health has pronounced significance this year given that three of the top-tier Democratic contenders are, along with President Trump, septuagenarians.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2020
"Adolf Hitler has pronounced the raging fire a Communist plot," cries the newscaster.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
