Thesaurus / declaim
FEEDBACKHow to use declaim in a sentence
Their speeches were not so long, and they did not declaim so vehemently.
CELEBRATED TRAVELS AND TRAVELLERSJULES VERNEIt was her hobby to declaim against the popular idea of the existence of the human spirit apart from the body.
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF PARDEE BUTLERPARDEE BUTLERHe may as usefully declaim against friendship, comradeship, the love of man for woman or of mother for child.
AMERICA TO-DAY, OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONSWILLIAM ARCHERWithout this pivotal action, the reader is apt to declaim a monologue, and confuse it with a speech.
BROWNING AND THE DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES. S. CURRYThe same servant would declaim, with the quaintest, semi-tragical gestures, Pinens rle in Boris-Gudunov.
THE DUELA. I. KUPRINIn vain does the author declaim on the high premiums given for the loans during the war.
THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE, VOL. I. (OF 12)EDMUND BURKEThey would do less harm, of course, if they should declaim against him.
HEALTH, HEALING, AND FAITHRUSSELL H. CONWELLHe did not declaim his speech, but gave it forth with dignified sadness.
THE ENGLISH STAGEAUGUSTIN FILONWhat I do mean is preach your sermons and do not declaim them.
THE YOUNG PRIEST'S KEEPSAKEMICHAEL PHELANThey learned by heart the most celebrated dialogues of Racine and Voltaire, and they used to declaim them in the corridor.
BOUVARD AND PCUCHETGUSTAVE FLAUBERTWORDS RELATED TO DECLAIM
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