Literary notes about stated (AI summary)
In literature, the word "stated" is often employed to introduce information in a clear, authoritative manner. Authors use it to indicate that an assertion, observation, or historical detail is being formally declared or recounted, as when a military deed is narrated [1] or a philosophical idea is expounded [2]. It can serve to authenticate a detail deemed essential to an argument or narrative, sometimes recalling previous remarks to reinforce a point [3, 4]. In certain contexts, "stated" marks the transition between subjective commentary and objective reporting, lending a tone of precision whether describing a legislative act [5] or delineating the specifics of a cultural custom [6].
- For his services, and particularly for his conduct at Waterloo, stated by Maj.-Gen.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call by Charles Dalton - A perfect number (Greek), as already stated, is one which is equal to the sum of its divisors.
— from The Republic by Plato - The result, however, may be briefly stated.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - The next day Jelyotte wrote me a note, in which he stated the success of my piece, and the pleasure it had afforded the king.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau - The nucleus of the Taft policy was stated by Governor Taft to the Senate Committee in 1902, as follows 13 :
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount - The Faubourg Saint-Antoine, more than any other group of the population, as we stated in the beginning, accentuated this situation and made it felt.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
