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 Times also noted that candidates must declare any conflicts of interest.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023
  • In a few incidents, travelers did not declare their eggs and the products were discovered during inspection.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Due to the deep playoff run, some players have yet to announce their plans to declare for the 2023 NFL draft.
    — Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Passengers must declare firearms with the airline when checking a bag at the ticket counter, according to the TSA.
    — Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The themes of the song and the buzz surrounding her new music has led fans to declare 2023 as the year of Miley, according to a press release.
    — Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
  • These desks' role has been complicated by the challenges of declaring a winner in swing states with tight margins and the growing popularity of mail-in or early voting.
    — Avery Lotz, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • As per tradition, Dixville Notch is the first to declare its election results, achieving the honor since 1960.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Pitt and Jolie were declared legally single by a judge back in 2019.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
  • Here’s guessing that little trick will soon be declared against the rules.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Yasemin arrives with her five-year-old sister, Mine, and declares that the child will live there from now on.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
  • April 26: The board declared Disney’s agreement null and void.
    — Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2023
  • But the jury was hung on a total of 10 counts, and a mistrial was declared on those charges.
    — Robert Legare, CBS News, 4 May 2023
  • They were both taken to the hospital where Omar was declared dead.
    — Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2024
  • Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was declared safe following the incident.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 15 July 2024
  • The victim, identified as 39-year-old Emil Lahaziel, was declared dead at the scene.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 June 2023
  • Groups that have declared allegiance to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are on the march.
    — Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 June 2024
  • In early May, the court ordered the state to explain why the police failed to stop the attacks and declared that the villagers have a right to return to their homes.
    — Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
  • 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
  • The referee stopping it in the second round and declared Greene winner by TKO.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023

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