grandiloquent

Example Sentences

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“Liquid silk,” “otherworldly,” “heaven in a cup,” and more resounding, grandiloquent, highly praiseful words and phrases fill your mind when you taste this amazing brew.

From Salon

But it is one that predictably becomes more complicated in the Situation Room than it seems at the podium during a grandiloquent speech.

From New York Times

When he waxed poetic about his salad days as the page of the Duke of Norfolk, his voice turned light, proud and assured — grandiloquent, yes, but also creditable.

From New York Times

While some critics dismissed the records as grandiloquent and sketchily produced, we embraced their quirky storytelling and spontaneous energy.

From Salon

In charge of that renovation were Philip Johnson and John Burgee — architects of the yet more grandiloquent New York State Theater, across the plaza.

From New York Times