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grandiloquence

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


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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

Because of his grandiloquence, House Speaker James G. Blaine was called “the Plumed Knight” by a man suggesting Blaine’s nomination at the Republicans’ 1876 convention.

From Washington Post Jun. 30, 2020

The First makes no mention of international competition and avoids Kennedy-esque grandiloquence about needing to protect space from communism or weapons, perhaps because that would make for an easier sell.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2018

The grandiosity of their adjectives and adverbs is the grandiloquence of their emotions.

From New York Times Feb. 6, 2018

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

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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