hold forth

phrase

: to speak at length : expatiate

holding forth on the subject of politics

Examples of hold forth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The members of the second clan, meanwhile, can’t be relied on to dance or to wear clothes well—just look at the images of Wilson on the beach at Truro, holding forth in a dress shirt. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

In a revealing interview, the great American designer holds forth on his LVMH sale, past scandals, and exactly—or maybe not so exactly—what his next chapter will mean for his runway collections. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026

Anchors hold forth from behind a desk, throwing to a variety of stories, dispatches from correspondents and newsmaker interviews. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Porter sketched Trotsky holding forth at a conference table, proselytizing to the American bureaucrats. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hold forth

• henceforth
• thenceforth
• fourth