recitation

Example Sentences

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He also began taking Quranic recitation and Arabic lessons at Sydney’s Al-Murad Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

On the surface, this might seem like a straightforward recitation of the 14th Amendment’s text.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

On the outside, it seems like it’s a quiet, calm ballad as it opens; Ellis on guitar, a recitation of the story of "a girl who’s got no history / got no past."

From Salon • May 13, 2025

The award-winning writer who graduated cum laude from Harvard University, came to prominence after her recitation of “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of President Biden.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

Bardic recitation was by nature collective and unifying; the reading of books, by contrast, promoted independence, privacy, and the hoarding of knowledge by the privileged few.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro