Sentence examples for declared telling from inspiring English sources

"I respectfully withdraw from these proceedings," Mr. Rangel declared, telling the committee that after spending $2 million on legal fees during a two-year investigation, he could no longer afford a lawyer.

The French epicure who declared: "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are", was the author of one of the most famous food books ever written, The Physiology of Taste.

And you once gave us Kellogg's Raisin Squares cereal with a jingle that proclaimed 'Raisin in the middle.' But then you stopped making it".? Wouldn't a television commercial for Carnival Cruise Lines in which an announcer declared, "Tell us what you've always wanted to do, on Facebook," have been clearer if the announcer had said, "Tell us, on Facebook, what you've always wanted to do"?

And you once gave us Kellogg's Raisin Squares cereal with a jingle that proclaimed 'Raisin in the middle.' But then you stopped making it".? Wouldn't a television commercial for Royal Caribbean in which an announcer declared, "Tell us what you've always wanted to do, on Facebook," have been clearer if the announcer had said, "Tell us, on Facebook, what you've always wanted to do"?

The French gastronome Brillat-Savarin began "The Physiology of Taste" (1825) by declaring, "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are".

In a poem called "There Are No Rules," he declares: "Tell that stupid Arnold Bennett that all his rules about plot only apply to novels that are copies of other novels".

I saw one caricature of Mr. Mubarak with a Star of David on his forehead and, separately, a sign declaring: "Tell him in Hebrew, and then he might get the message!" Yet most people sounded pragmatic, favoring continued peace with Israel while also more outspoken support for Palestinians, especially those suffering in Gaza.

"One size will not fit all," it declared in telling NSF not to merge three programs that support research and education at historically black institutions and tribal colleges.

When asked if she believed Kimball had received such a revelation, Johnson declared, "I tell you I do believe he has not".

How dare they? he declared: "They tell us that we ourselves should be cautious, that protecting a blasphemer is as bad as blaspheming itself".

Another time, having just woken from one of her ever-lengthening naps, she furrowed her brow and declared, "I'll tell you what — this thing is a pain in the neck".