How to Use proclamation in a Sentence

proclamation

noun

• The President issued a proclamation which freed the slaves.
• Such a proclamation was more than just a tongue-in-cheek play on words.
  — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
• Making any kind of grand proclamation about lofty goals doesn’t seem to be his style.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
• These days, those sorts of proclamations tend to feel more specious than ever.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
• Listen to each proclamation of mirth and melancholy, love and hate.
  — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
• Changes would vary from town to town, since the proclamation does not mandate any changes to local rules.
  — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 18 May 2026
• But the proclamations only rattle around in his mind.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
• Does the rest of the LP live up to such a daring proclamation?
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2022
• Some of the best proclamations of love come about in the most casual of settings.
  — Sandra Gonzalez, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
• The city is flying one again this month, after a proclamation from the mayor.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2022
• The proclamation had little effect on the room.
  — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
• These proclamations at times added to the confusion.
  — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
• There will be a proclamation, a balcony scene, a king’s speech and a procession.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
• But at this point, there’s very little doubt about the basketball half of that proclamation.
  — oregonlive, 26 July 2021
• When the proclamation expires, flags return to full-staff at sunrise the next day.
  — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
• Others aren’t so sure about that ironclad proclamation.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
• However, this part of the bill was not mentioned in the proclamation.
  — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
• Bazzana had, in fact, made such proclamations before.
  — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
• Alexa didn’t get a big splashy launch event, or come with a bunch of grand proclamations about being the future of anything.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2024
• In the video, the proclamation sets off a flurry of activity from the crowd.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2022
• Afterward, from a balcony at the palace, the proclamation will be read to the public.
  — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
• There were prayers, parades, singing, and public readings of the proclamation.
  — Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
• The names of all of Swift's albums are woven into the proclamation, too.
  — Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
• On Monday, the city council will read a proclamation to honor them.
  — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
• Throughout the season, New York failed to live up to the proclamation.
  — Will Sammon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
• On the first day of spring training, Sixto Sanchez made a proclamation.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
• Hamlin was presented a key to the city and the mayor read a proclamation in his honor.
  — Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
• My bold proclamation would be, don’t listen to people who make bold proclamations.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
• Informed of Rempe’s proclamation, Quick shot back.
  — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• And last night, with dinner plates still warm and the Hammond ringing, that proclamation rang loud and clear.
  — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025