Example Sentences

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By 1965, the ads were proclaiming “Billions & Billions Served!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

KATE: It was hardly an effort, seeing as you were proclaiming your many requirements for a wife loud enough for the entire party to hear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2022

But admittedly, amid the exuberant celebrations, a few of those leaders may have sounded like they were proclaiming, “We’re done; we finished it; our job is complete.”

From Scientific American • Mar. 31, 2022

“There was never a time that we were proclaiming it publicly, nor we were we trying to hide it,” he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2020

Wandering water carriers were proclaiming what they sold.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi