Ostend Manifesto

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a declaration (1854) issued from Ostend, Belgium, by the U.S. ministers to England, France, and Spain, stating that the U.S. would be justified in seizing Cuba if Spain did not sell it to the U.S.

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How to use Ostend Manifesto in a sentence

Scrolling through this hate-filled manifesto for the first time made the hairs on my arm tingle with discomfort.
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This being a manifesto, there are a few moments when Almond sounds like a self-righteous crank.
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This manifesto appears to have produced an effect very different from what was intended.
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Congress issued a manifesto, setting forth the causes and necessity of taking up arms in defence of their rights, against England.
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Elmsley the bookseller desired to print a new Edition which he has swelled by the addition of the French Manifesto.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
Another very interesting place is the Plage de Westende, the present terminus of the electric railway from Ostend.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
Espartero proceeded to Lisbon, whence he issued a manifesto to the Spanish nation, after which he sailed to England.
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