The situation was a curious outcome of the modern custom of striking a deadly blow before actually declaring war.

Foreign powers may also act as a threat to internal security, by either committing or sponsoring terrorism or rebellion, without actually declaring war.

I didn't actually declare them but they were in my backpack which went through the x-ray...

All right; Karse intended to overrun us without actually declaring war.

Not until the Annual Conference meeting in November 1909, however, did the church actually declare the following:

But even though Israel said it was fed up, it stopped well short of actually declaring the Oslo peace agreement dead.

It was one thing to threaten war, but quite another to follow through and actually declare it.

No one holds much hope for survivors, though only the Los Angeles Times actually declares "217 killed" in its headline.

The figures actually declared under the old method were £267m pre-tax profit and earnings per share of 7.5p.

Tears rose to Theos's eyes as he finished reading these evidently unpremeditated pathetic words that suggested so much more than they actually declared.