pontificate
Example Sentences
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ISTANBUL—After a low-profile start to his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV is stepping into the limelight.
Blusteringly self-important, he flails through life, naïve and directionless and pontificating nonetheless.
From New York Times
Three generations of Mackeys didn’t sit around pontificating about structures of power and revolution.
From Seattle Times
Wasn’t it only a couple of weeks ago that Bill Plaschke pontificated on how much better the Clippers were than the Lakers?
From Los Angeles Times
“I don’t think I’m right to pontificate,” he added.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
