hold forth
Example Sentences
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In other words, pedestrian stuff that doesn’t light up social media or earn an invitation to hold forth on one of the Beltway chat shows.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026
It's now possible for AI to take three seconds of human speech and then hold forth at length with its same patterns and intonations in an exact mimicry.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2023
Professor Wolff, who is gay, said that it was “striking she would choose to hold forth that way with me sitting there.”
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023
The resumption of the courtroom announcements also will allow dissenting justices to hold forth to underscore their disagreement with the majority’s conclusion in the court’s biggest cases.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022
They could hold forth on Edward Albee and Adam Rapp.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
