pretty speech
Example Sentences
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“Brutus made a pretty speech, but Caesar was betrayed.”
From The New Yorker • Aug. 5, 2016
Jack thought this a pretty speech, but the girl herself was made presently aware of its insincerity.
From My Lord Duke by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
A fond kiss was the answer and the reward of this pretty speech.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 by Various
"Miss Hagar must have sat up all last night getting that pretty speech by heart," said Minnette, fixing her mocking black eyes on the face of the spinster.
From Sharing Her Crime by Fleming, May Agnes
"A pretty speech to come from the sea," said Grace, laughing.
From Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt
