hold forth
Example Sentences
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Talk to anyone on the cast or crew and they will immediately hold forth on her extraordinary gifts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025
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
Like any national leader, Britain’s prime minister is expected to hold forth frequently in public.
From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2022
“Yes, Mother, I’m sure of that,” said Meg, listening respectfully to the little lecture, for the best of women will hold forth upon the all absorbing subject of house keeping.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
