declamatory

Example Sentences

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Hilson’s performance is of a different register than most of the rest of the cast — haltingly realistic in an otherwise declamatory play.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

The characters speak in dramatic, declamatory French, as if in a 19th-century play, and their costumes range from corseted dresses and shabby tailcoats to power suits and leather jackets.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023

“Romeo and Juliet” was tackled with a youthful vigor and violence that proved shocking to those expecting the customary declamatory elegance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2022

And that's on top of the condemnations online and on television, the boycotts and the declamatory emails from universities, banks and corporations.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2022

She improves every day; she is ridding herself little by little of her declamatory style, and making great strides towards natural acting.

From Queens of the French Stage by Williams, H. Noel