Proclaimed
[prə'kleimd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Proclaim
Typist: Ralph
Examples
- I had never heard of the institution, and my face must have proclaimed as much, for Sherlock Holmes pulled out his watch. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The heralds then proclaimed silence until the laws of the tourney should be rehearsed. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The cries of the gorilla proclaimed that it was in mortal combat with some other denizen of the fierce wood. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The priest proclaimed his dream, and forthwith Venice set about procuring the corpse of St. Mark. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He proclaimed the marriage in the high places of the city and rejoiced that dishonor had departed from his house. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He proclaimed to the Italians that the French were coming to break their chains--_and they were_! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A charter of incorporation was granted in July, 1662; and, later, Charles II proclaimed himself founder and patron of the Royal Society for the advancement of natural science. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I grew, myself,' Mrs Wilfer sternly proclaimed, 'after I was married. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- His name had been proclaimed as a defaulter on the Stock Exchange, and his bankruptcy and commercial extermination had followed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Not here,' Mrs Wilfer proclaimed, with folded arms. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Up went the hunting knife, and then the woman turned to one side and soon a guttural ah proclaimed that her search had at last been successful. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He proclaimed the Germans the salt of the earth. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The National Convention met on September 21st, 1792, and immediately proclaimed a republic. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He had hardly composed himself into the needful state of abstraction, when he thought he heard his own name proclaimed in some distant passage. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Wildeve had lifted the box as soon as the lights were obtained, and the solitary die proclaimed that the game was still against him. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He also gave up his seat in Congress to take the field in defence of the principles he had proclaimed. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The word was _blunder_; and as Harriet exultingly proclaimed it, there was a blush on Jane's cheek which gave it a meaning not otherwise ostensible. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The trumpets then again flourished, and a herald, stepping forward, proclaimed aloud,--Oyez, oyez, oyez. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The ball was now a settled thing, and before the evening a proclaimed thing to all whom it concerned. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The name of her king was always on her lips, and he was proclaimed by her to be the most charming of men. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The Mingotts had not proclaimed their disapproval aloud: their sense of solidarity was too strong. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He trembled daily lest he should hear that the Ribbons was proclaimed his second legal mother-in-law. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In Rome he wrote a sonnet to the sculptor Canova, and the literary circles of Italy proclaimed him a poet after their own heart. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- A reward of a hundred pounds is proclaimed by Government to-night. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Thus Helvetius, perhaps the most extreme and consistent sensationalist, proclaimed that education could do anything--that it was omnipotent. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- They proclaimed their sentiments boldly, and were impatient at anything like disrespect for the Union. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But Mr. Luker made HIS injuries public, and my injuries, as the necessary consequence, have been proclaimed in their turn. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Was there any one, he wondered, to whom Madame Olenska had not proclaimed his intervention in her private affairs? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- What an awful tragedy these poor mute bones proclaimed! Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- In 1877, Lord Beaconsfield, to complete this work, caused Queen Victoria to be proclaimed Empress of India. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Ralph