How to Use declare in a Sentence

declare

verb

• 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.
• He was declared dead at the scene.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
• He was declared dead at the scene.
  — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
• He was declared dead at the scene.
  — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
• The man was declared dead at the scene.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
• He was declared dead at the scene.
  — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
• He was declared dead at the scene.
  — Caroline Zimmerman may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
• He was declared dead at the scene.
  — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
• He was declared dead at the scene.
  — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
• She was declared dead at the scene.
  — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
• She was declared dead at the scene.
  — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
• She was declared dead at the scene.
  — Rosana Hughes, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026
• Parke was declared dead at the scene.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Feb. 2026
• The teen was declared dead at the scene.
  — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
• All four were declared dead at the scene.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
• The weapon was cleared, and the scene declared safe.
  — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
• Paramedics declared Hunter dead at the scene.
  — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
• He was pinned under the bus and declared dead at the scene.
  — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
• That person was declared dead at the scene.
  — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
• Users are often asked to declare their own age.
  — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• The boy could not be revived and was declared dead at the scene.
  — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
• The victim was declared dead at the scene.
  — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
• For that to happen, death must be declared.
  — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026
• Bobo was declared dead inside the bar.
  — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
• Paramedics declared the victim dead at the scene.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
• Eve had missed enough school days that the city declared her truant.
  — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026