How to Use declare in a Sentence

declare

verb
Definition of declarenext
Synonyms for declarenext
  • Do you have anything to declare?
  • They failed to declare all of their earnings on their tax return.
  • He openly declared his love for her.
  • The government has just declared a state of emergency.
  • Large purchases must be declared at customs.
  • The statement declares that the Rep has raised 92%, or more than $71 million, of the new goal amount.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Three people from the tour bus were declared dead at the scene, the crash report said.
    — Michelle Watson, CNN, 7 Aug. 2023
  • This means that 72% of those the church lists as members do not declare themselves as such.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2023
  • The victim, identified as 39-year-old Emil Lahaziel, was declared dead at the scene.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 June 2023
  • Siyaya gave birth to the cubs more than 70 years after cheetahs were declared extinct in India.
    — Melissa Gray, CNN, 25 May 2023
  • In 1890, the U.S. government had declared the frontier closed.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The next month, he was declared nondeployable and barred by the Army from handling weapons while on duty.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Her debut album, Miss Thang, declared her our new It girl.
    — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 21 June 2023
  • Natalee was legally declared dead in 2012, but her body has never been found.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Police saw burn wounds on the baby’s body, and the Kansas City Fire Department declared the baby dead at the scene.
    — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Ben goes, pretends to snap some shots, and declares the place free of malevolent spirits.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
  • Some five hours after the morning’s events began, Israel declared a state of war.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Van der Sloot is not charged with killing Holloway, who was declared dead several years ago.
    — Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 9 June 2023
  • Here in California, a landmark law (dubbed the Coastal Act) declared decades ago that the beach is a public treasure that must be shared by all.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
  • Snagging a producer who had once declared he’d be buried on the Fox lot was seen as a major coup for Netflix and Ted Sarandos at the time.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
  • That means your vehicle needs to be in your name, have no outstanding loan liens, and not have been declared a total loss.
    — Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 8 June 2023
  • Officers found four wheels of cheese that the driver, a 22-year-old U.S. citizen, declared.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
  • As for who won the competition, the snippet cut off before a victor was declared.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2023
  • But for the spectacle to matter, a school board member had to declare the words were inappropriate for the crowd who came to hear them.
    — Elle Reeve, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The shooting was declared accidental and negligent, but no charges have been filed as of Sept. 12.
    — Irene Wright The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Police called all staff to return to the building, declared an unlawful assembly and cleared a crowd from the parking lot.
    — Clara Harter, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2023
  • Their sister, Antigone, in defiance of the new king’s edict, attempts to bury Polynices, the brother on the vanquished side, who has been declared an enemy of the state.
    — Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Here's How to Visit In 2002, a German engineer measured the falls, then mostly a local secret, and declared them the world’s third tallest.
    — Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Vote below, and check back on Friday to see which ensemble Vogue readers declare the best.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Israel considers 20 civilians declared dead to still be hostages, the statement said.
    — NBC News, 16 Dec. 2023

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