HERALD in a Sentence

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28 example sentences for HERALD, such as:

1. In England the cuckoo is the herald of spring.
2. He adopted the important air of a herald in red and gold.
3. I welcome the report as a herald of more freedom, not less.
4. The president's speech heralds a new era in foreign policy.
5. The coming year may herald a change in strategy for major publishers.

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 Meanings and Examples of HERALD
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
herald
 n.  proclaim; announces important news; messenger
Classic Sentence: (21 in 2 pages)
1  He stood in the middle of the assembly and the good herald Pisenor brought him his staff.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK II
2  He adopted the important air of a herald in red and gold.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
3  The Grand Master, having allowed the apology of Albert Malvoisin, commanded the herald to stand forth and do his devoir.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
4  So that not the fierce-fanged tiger in his heraldic coat can so stagger courage as the white-shrouded bear or shark.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 42. The Whiteness of The Whale.
5  He stared for a while at the leaves overhead, moving in a heraldic wind of the day.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
6  Well, then, your government would do well to choose from the past something better than the things that I have noticed on your monuments, and which have no heraldic meaning whatever.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 41. The Presentation.
7  About the time when the sun shall have reached mid heaven, the old man of the sea comes up from under the waves, heralded by the West wind that furs the water over his head.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK IV
8  There are few who cannot recall that day and remember the one little incident which heralded the dawn of a new life.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
9  The dawns were heralded by the descent of a chill stillness; the woodcutters slept, their fires burned low; the snapping of a twig would make you start.
Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
Context  Highlight   In II
10  The shouts of the multitude, together with the acclamations of the heralds, and the clangour of the trumpets, announced the triumph of the victors and the defeat of the vanquished.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
11  The trumpets instantly sounded, while the heralds proclaimed the Lady Rowena the Queen of Beauty and of Love for the ensuing day, menacing with suitable penalties those who should be disobedient to her authority.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
12  The heralds then proclaimed silence until the laws of the tourney should be rehearsed.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
13  Having announced these precautions, the heralds concluded with an exhortation to each good knight to do his duty, and to merit favour from the Queen of Beauty and of Love.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
14  This proclamation having been made, the heralds withdrew to their stations.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
15  After he had been summoned twice by sound of trumpet, and proclamation of the heralds, it became necessary to name another to receive the honours which had been assigned to him.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
Example Sentence:
1  I welcome the report as a herald of more freedom, not less.
2  In England the cuckoo is the herald of spring.
3  The coming year may herald a change in strategy for major publishers.
4  I thought the swift darting beam was a herald of some coming vision from another world.
5  It could herald a much bigger change: the precedent set would surely entice others to follow, why should a restaurant settle for paying an extra twice as much to accept credit-card fees?
6  The president's speech heralds a new era in foreign policy.
7  They are messengers of hope, springing forth from the barrenness and bitter cold of winter and heralding a new season of warmth and sunshine.