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.
  • 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
  • She was declared dead at the scene.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 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
  • The man was declared deceased on scene.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Pretti was declared dead on the scene.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Paramedics arrived and declared the man dead.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The Whitakers were declared dead at the scene.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
  • Paige was rushed to the hospital where she was declared dead.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • The other was the driver, who was declared dead at the scene.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • His dozen or so comedies declare war on middle-class philistines.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The man, who has not yet been identified, was declared dead at the scene.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 16 May 2026

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