orator

Example Sentences

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He was something of an orator, and said in a carrying voice, “Mr. Hammond, as a welcome stranger among us, you’re to have the first shot.”

From Literature

Handsome and dynamic, an orator with a flair for memorable rhyme, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was the first Black candidate for president to attract a major following.

From Los Angeles Times

An effective orator, Khamenei joined the critics of the Shah of Iran: the monarch who was eventually overthrown by the Islamic revolution.

From BBC

Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, was a talented orator and political organizer who learned how to strike powerful moral notes as a young participant in the civil-rights movement of the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal

A gifted orator, Jackson articulated the frustrations of those who felt like second-class citizens in the world's most prosperous democracy.

From BBC