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

Daniel Barenboim led a grandiloquent “Heldenleben” at Segerstrom Center’s older, acoustically troubled hall on an earlier visit of the Vienna Philharmonic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022

“Birthday Candles” nearly suffocates in such grandiloquent pronouncements and existential metaphors.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2022

Steve would speak to the warders in a condescending and grandiloquent style that they probably did not understand.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela