monologue
Example Sentences
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Still, Keisha’s final monologue is devastating in its plea for perceptual equity, and daniels’ performance grounds the play in something urgently human.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Debut host Tina Fey, a former “SNL” star and head writer, started her monologue with a cheeky explainer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Saturday Night Live UK will follow a similar format, with each 75-minute episode featuring an opening monologue as well as topical sketches, live music and a satire of the week's news called Weekend Update.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Unlike last year’s show, the 98th Academy Awards didn’t buck expectations with a moving musical performance to kick off the telecast, preempting the usual opening sketch and host’s monologue.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026
To recoil against such direction is to imply that a monologue or a scene is finished.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.