holding forth
Example Sentences
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Munger took center stage at the Daily Journal annual meeting, often answering questions and holding forth for an hour or two.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
He’s traveling the country giving six-figure speeches, playing pundit and elder statesman on TV, holding forth at high-brow political forums and, not least, plotting vengeance against those behind his unceremonious ouster as House speaker.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2024
If you google images for "realpolitik," the first thing you'll see is a drawing of Henry Kissinger holding forth to a rapt Richard Nixon.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023
He “often shook his head in disbelief when I was enthusiastically holding forth — describing attributes of some tiny insect, worm or fungus,” Dr. Diener wrote.
From New York Times • May 8, 2023
It was, and Mr. Goldman was holding forth.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
