ventriloquism
noun
ven·tril·o·quism
ven-ˈtri-lə-ˌkwi-zəm 
1
: the production of the voice in such a way that the sound seems to come from a source other than the vocal organs of the speaker
2
: the expression of one's views and attitudes through another
especially
: such expression by a writer through a fictional character or literary persona
Examples of ventriloquism in a Sentence
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The therapist, scared and disturbed, asks Jessica if Alice has been studying ventriloquism.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
But Glück’s ventriloquism has a purpose beyond character-building or avant-garde experimentation.
—Daniel Felsenthal, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
But every celebrity memoir is an act of ventriloquism: The book was ghostwritten, and its audiobook was read by the actress Michelle Williams.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
Finding, finally, the answer in this ventriloquism: unexpected, risky; reaching for and grasping that balloon.
—Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2023
Jimmy Vee, ventriloquism advocate and assistant director for the convention, has witnessed the enthusiasm.
—Nancy Berk, Forbes, 3 May 2023
My rehearsals with my act and overall ventriloquism technique has improved so much since then.
—Nancy Berk, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Minus Banville’s own knack for literary ventriloquism, however, this all too evidently European co-production can’t help but feel multiple degrees removed from the real thing, not helped by the shuffling, ungainly presence of a wildly miscast Liam Neeson in shoes once filled by Bogart and Mitchum.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2022
That’s a lot of ventriloquism.
—Nancy Berk, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
But Glück’s ventriloquism has a purpose beyond character-building or avant-garde experimentation.
—Daniel Felsenthal, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
But every celebrity memoir is an act of ventriloquism: The book was ghostwritten, and its audiobook was read by the actress Michelle Williams.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
Finding, finally, the answer in this ventriloquism: unexpected, risky; reaching for and grasping that balloon.
—Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2023
Jimmy Vee, ventriloquism advocate and assistant director for the convention, has witnessed the enthusiasm.
—Nancy Berk, Forbes, 3 May 2023
My rehearsals with my act and overall ventriloquism technique has improved so much since then.
—Nancy Berk, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Minus Banville’s own knack for literary ventriloquism, however, this all too evidently European co-production can’t help but feel multiple degrees removed from the real thing, not helped by the shuffling, ungainly presence of a wildly miscast Liam Neeson in shoes once filled by Bogart and Mitchum.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2022
That’s a lot of ventriloquism.
—Nancy Berk, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
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