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
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
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
Like almost everything about the Academy Awards, it rewards tragedy rather than comedy, and grandiloquence rather than subtlety, so there is something operatic in lining up a five-part fantasy league of the best actress winners.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2018
With a certain dramatic grandiloquence, he slurped the oyster into his mouth.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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