disquisition

Example Sentences

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Such questions are at the heart of Ben Rhodes’s “After the Fall,” a combination of personal memoir, travel diary and political disquisition.

From Washington Post

Luckily, the philosophical flights and historical disquisitions are affixed to a sturdy and eye-opening documentary structure.

From New York Times

It was a disquisition on the vagaries of memory, and it dredged up plenty of memories — and synonyms — in readers’ minds.

From Washington Post

In a bizarre disquisition on Thursday, during a campaign appearance in Pennsylvania, the president seemed to confirm one famous aspect of Daniels’ story about their alleged relationship: that he is scared of sharks.

From The Guardian

He answered with a long, meandering disquisition about how hard it is for rich people to run for office:

From Salon