The 'preamble' to the U.S. Constitution begins by saying “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, …”
He told us the news 'without preamble'. [=without saying anything else first]
His early travels were just a 'preamble' to his later adventures.
(..) I ain't stirring no fuss. I'm just here trying to register to vote. It's all right this time. It's right when I say it's right. Recite the Constitution's preamble. Know what a preamble is? "We the people of the United States, "in order to form a more perfect union, "establish justice, (..)2014 Selma