pretty speech
Example Sentences
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“Brutus made a pretty speech, but Caesar was betrayed.”
From The New Yorker • Aug. 5, 2016
He made quite a pretty speech about how much better she would look in a fine dress.
From Comrade Yetta by Edwards, Albert
"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
"Now that, I think, is a very pretty speech, and I expect something equally pretty from you."
From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony
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)
