grandiloquence

Example Sentences

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His often hilarious struggles are related by Big’s little brother, Meed — short for “Medium Big” — with a marvelously rough-hewn quality that is perfectly captured through the halting grandiloquence of Feodor Chin’s inspired narration.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021

Because of his grandiloquence, House Speaker James G. Blaine was called “the Plumed Knight” by a man suggesting Blaine’s nomination at the Republicans’ 1876 convention.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2020

He’s a vegan Star Trek nut who, when he isn’t lapsing into overly excited grandiloquence, can be a charismatic, funny presence on stage.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2019

The grandiosity of their adjectives and adverbs is the grandiloquence of their emotions.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2018

With a certain dramatic grandiloquence, he slurped the oyster into his mouth.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy