proclaim
verb (used with object)
to announce or declare in an official or formal manner.
was proclaiming
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past progressiveof proclaim.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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What he’s saying today isn’t all that different from what he was saying five years ago, when he was proclaiming a “new golden age of video” that never came about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
Well before he rose to national prominence, Lincoln was proclaiming – preaching would be closer to the point – the gospel of American exceptionalism.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2016
A Saudi court had convicted her of murder, but she was proclaiming her innocence.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2015
Rubio subsequently assumed a lower profile, and by November, the cover of Time was proclaiming: “How Chris Christie Can Win Over the GOP.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2014
Miranda was proclaiming the possibility of loveliness, the possibility of transforming even the nightmare into something fine and noble.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
