[
UK
/pɹˈiːæmbəl/
]
[ US /pɹiˈæmbəɫ/ ]
[ US /pɹiˈæmbəɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
VERB
- make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document
How To Use preamble In A Sentence
- Firstly, the verbal preambles to nearly all of his songs seemed very long and involved - a shortcoming of many singer/song-writers.
- I apologise for the lack of preamble to yesterday's last post.
- We broadly agree with the analysis outlined in the preamble to Threshold 21.
- Genocchio subdivides the book by a series of alliterative section headings and short preambles but it is generally less than apparent why pieces are included in
- Without preamble, the soldiers drew up and shot them.
- Never one for preamble, Vaughn's heavy features were hawklike with concentration.
- He went into a long preamble before he actually told them, but that's the case.
- The controversy has arisen over the text of the preamble to the unification treaty.
- I doubt the drafters of the document would have "emphasised" the preamble if they had not thought it worthy to be "affirmed". John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...
- The relevant text of the preamble to Chapter 6 and of paragraph 6.2 should therefore be amended to read as follows.