elocution

Example Sentences

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It was not a somber farewell from him Wednesday, but all surface, all talking points, all greatest hits, delivered with fist pumps and the prime minister’s trademark runaway high-speed elocution.

From Washington Post

Scott, 37, has also been criticised for her accent, with one senior politician suggesting she have elocution lessons.

From BBC

He revels in challenging popular stereotypes of the truck driver, speaking with the precise elocution of a college professor.

From New York Times

Both actors put those hours to use by watching countless YouTube videos and practicing their elocution.

From New York Times

She was headmistress at Patapsco from 1841 to 1859, a time when rich girls were taught mostly drawing, elocution and how to be a wife, instead of the Linnaean plant classification system.

From Washington Post