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soliloquy

[suh-lil-uh-kwee] / səˈlɪl ə kwi /
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NOUN
speech by one
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Then they had me read Hamlet’s soliloquy, “To be or not to be.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

The episode’s signature moment comes in a soliloquy from Gen Z hero Ava Daniels, in which she rips into the idea that A.I. is inevitable and talks about how we can and should fight it.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2026

In a makeshift classroom, Mr White, the coach, launched into an extraordinary soliloquy.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2025

One unauthorized visit to someone else's closet yields a brief soliloquy on the implication of a Patek Philippe timepiece.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2025

My hands are getting involved in the soliloquy thanks to Guillermo’s tutelage.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

True, the major soliloquies are not the tortured revelations of a soul in anguish but merely philosophical ruminations; it seems unlikely that this spirited man would opt for self-slaughter.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

As a long-time viewer of “Morning Joe,” I am quite used to Joe and Mika’s self-aggrandizing soliloquies.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

LuPone, whose first number was “Being Alive” from “Company,” which is a bit like walking on stage and diving headlong into one of Hamlet’s great soliloquies, was like a precious emerald in a bejeweled crown.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2023

I think it’s exciting to imagine his moments of uncertainty, what his soliloquies might be.”

From New York Times Jul. 26, 2023

When they say the heart wants what it wants, they’re talking about the poetic heart—the heart of love songs and soliloquies, the one that can break as if it were just-formed glass.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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