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eloquent

[el-uh-kwuhnt] / ˈɛl ə kwənt /


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On the term’s last day, Roberts issued a clear and eloquent 26-page opinion setting out America’s history of according citizenship to children who were born in this country, without regard to their parents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

I interviewed Christo in 2011, and he was eloquent about how his and his wife’s work alters perceptions of nature, and about the deliberately transient character of the art itself.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

The girl's evidence in Belov's trial at Dundee Sheriff Court was described as "eloquent" by Sheriff Tim Niven-Smith.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

If the drawings are wordless, the lines are eloquent enough.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

In his sagging eyes we found the language we’d been searching for, a language more eloquent than the cheap bead necklaces of words my mother offered.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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