Sentence examples for announced upon from inspiring English sources

"He announced upon our arrival that coming to his city would be our Vietnam.

He announced upon emerging that he would devote the rest of his life to religious work.

That president is James K. Polk, who announced upon getting his party's nomination in 1844 that, if elected, he would serve only one term.

A war hero, Motts Tonelli, after participating the the Bataan death march and spending 42 months in a Japanese prison camp, announced, upon rejoining the Chicago Cardinals, professional football team.

Captain Edwin C. Musick, veteran trail-blazer of the air, who piloted the ship, announced upon his arrival here last week that he expected establishment of a regular service linking America and Australia before the end of the year.

But expectations had been high for the pilgrimage of this unpredictable pope, who first startled the world when he announced upon his election in March that he would take the name of a figure celebrated for his simplicity and humanity.

"I am not accepting your resignations," Reese pompously announces upon returning.

Miss Thurman plays Pattinson's initial patroness, a wildly independent creature who announces upon their first encounter: "I will not be your mistress!" Along with "I am not like other women.

"Mets are three games out of first," he'd announce upon coming home from work, without even bothering to ask me about my bad hair day or whether my crush of the week talked to me at school.

But this week, in a sort of coming-of-age moment, Twitter announced that upon request, it would block certain messages in countries where they were deemed illegal.

But now that resolve has given way to grim resignation, as General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler have announced wave upon wave of job cuts.