sermonizing

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But Perkins hops so quickly from one outrageous death to another that his screenplay leaves little room for rumination amid his constant fatalist sermonizing.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

In other moments, though, modern lingo and mismatched performances make “Manhunt” feel uncomfortably like “Drunk History,” particularly when characters are either crying or sermonizing.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

In all the military formations, colorful uniforms, singing of hymns and sermonizing, I looked for elements such as that one — the art and drama of this rare royal state funeral and procession.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022

No need to wait on a sermonizing dispatch from the Great American Lion of Letters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2021

"Extremely; both in his sermonizing and in his lecture on George Whitefield; he is eloquent, and his imagery and figurative language charmed me."

From A Romance of Toronto A Novel by Savigny, Annie Gregg