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Meaning of historical present
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historical present (n)
the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states
historical present Sentence Examples
- The Declaration of Independence proclaims, "We hold these truths to be self-evident."
- Hamlet soliloquizes, "To be or not to be—that is the question."
- Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg Address, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation."
- The Constitution declares, "All men are created equal."
- Martin Luther King Jr. envisions, "I have a dream."
- Shakespeare writes in Sonnet 18, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
- The Magna Carta establishes, "No one shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law."
- The Declaration of Human Rights affirms, "Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person."
- The Torah recounts, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
- Aristotle observes in the Nicomachean Ethics, "Happiness is the chief good."
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the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states
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The Declaration of Independence proclaims, "We hold these truths to be self-evident."
Hamlet soliloquizes, "To be or not to be—that is the question."
Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg Address, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation."
The Constitution declares, "All men are created equal."
