elocution

Example Sentences

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When he did, he held the floor with effortless elocution.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

The comic actor, who often played well-spoken English gentlemen-type roles, was born in Tottenham, north-east London in 1924 and received elocution lessons as a child to correct his cockney accent.

From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2022

Spellling — real name: Chrystia “Tia” Cabral — knows how to sing in delicate whispers, but her elocution can contradict that daintiness.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022

A recent makeup tutorial video posted by Victoria Beckham revived longstanding speculation that the Beckhams are changing their accents and even having elocution lessons.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2022

These apparent contradictions express themselves in everything that he does, down to his elocution.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz