orating

Example Sentences

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A week and a half after Tom recorded himself orating, he got a voice mail saying he was a winner.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022

In our mind’s eye, we have a vision of an exhausting marathon in which a brave senator has the gumption to stand up and keep orating until his or her colleagues see the point.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2021

Ogilvie would take to the stage in a toga, orating for three hours in a formal Ciceronian style later adopted by senators and heads of state.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2021

“He was a rousing, orating nationalist for the British Empire. But he believed the populace must be informed and educated to see through cheap rhetoric.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2017

Rone, I should think you could see and realize that when your father's all worn out with orating, it's no time to expect him to explain these complicated subjects.

From Babbitt by Lewis, Sinclair