A public statement about something that is happening or going to happen

Usage examples of announcement.

Upon the announcement of the betrothal she came to South Street, just as her cousins knew she would, all agog to hear the whole story.

Florian uncomfortably made the announcement that Madame Alp was off to get married.

There, servants supplied them with refreshments while they awaited the important announcement of the evening - the question of the Argyle treasures.

Whether it was befitting that announcement should be made to her of that which was to be begotten of her?

Vitta and Hero Buss heard the announcement in their prison and thought it the worst news possible.

Jane was preparing for her visit to Merlin Place, so possessed with anxiety to ascertain if Pennyloaf knew anything about Clara Hewett that all her troubles were for the moment in the back ground, Bessie Byass came running upstairs with a strange announcement.

The engagement announcement had been made immediately following the christening of Jesse Elizabeth Creed and had surprised and delighted the assembled planters, their wives, sons, and daughters.

This idea of the cytoblastema was early thrown into suspicion, and almost at the time of the announcement of the cell doctrine certain microscopists made the claim that these cells did not come from any structureless medium, but by division from other cells like themselves.

Constitution, and as a State be admitted into the Union, and that no legislation by Congress should be permitted to interfere with the free exercise of that will when so expressed, was but the announcement of the fact so firmly established in the Constitution, that sovereignty resided alone in the States, and that Congress had only delegated powers.

Opinions vary as to whether the doorkeeper intends the announcement that he is going to shut the gate merely as an answer, or to emphasize his devotion to duty, or because he wants to arouse remorse and sorrow in the man at the last moment.

Professor Durand was walking in from the truck while the announcement was in progress.

Silence was tense, expressions puzzled, as Fant began his crisp announcement.

Flag B shot up to the yardarm, an announcement and warning that fuelling was in progress.

And a group of militant anti-GM campaigners are being pursued by Interpol, after their announcement that they have spliced a metabolic pathway for cyanogenic glycosides into maize seed corn destined for human-edible crops.

It was an elaborate, glyphic, coloured announcement of his forthcoming death - if they could pull it off.