grandiloquent

Example Sentences

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Prone to social media outbursts, grandiloquent speeches and public spats, Petro has burned through more than 60 ministers in four years.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

“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 • Dec. 7, 2023

In part that is because it is so representative: grandiloquent and absurd at the same time; the words of a diva, uttered at a time when divas were going out of style.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2022

Such is the power of certain books when you’re young, even books that are critically dismissed as pulpy and grandiloquent, as Rice’s often were.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2021

In a grandiloquent, newsreel-style voice, the show’s narrator, Westbrook Van Voorhis, began his report: “Today, at the eastern extremity of the state of Pennsylvania, a remarkable construction project is transforming the face of the countryside.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove