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grandiloquence

[gran-dil-uh-kwuhns] / grænˈdɪl ə kwəns /


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“Authentic Presence” manages to feel weighty while also ephemeral, grand without grandiloquence, understated in its execution yet unafraid of dramatic gesture.

From New York Times Jun. 9, 2022

His often hilarious struggles are related by Big’s little brother, Meed — short for “Medium Big” — with a marvelously rough-hewn quality that is perfectly captured through the halting grandiloquence of Feodor Chin’s inspired narration.

From Seattle Times Oct. 8, 2021

Smith’s a charismatic hero, Newton infectiously game, and it’s a hoot to hear Nighy intoning gibberish about the next evolution of Pokémon with Shakespearean grandiloquence.

From Slate May 8, 2019

It now has the grandiloquence Roland Barthes attributed to wrestling.

From The Guardian Apr. 6, 2016

With a certain dramatic grandiloquence, he slurped the oyster into his mouth.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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