grandiloquence

Example Sentences

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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 had all the grandiloquence, Calvert Vaux sneered, of Napoleon III.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2017

Balancing moments like that were more subdued performances that relied more on songwriting and expressive vocal strength than musical theater grandiloquence.

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2016

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

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy