declamatory

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Recent Examples of declamatory But there’s nothing boring in Coppola’s realization of this culminating drama, and none in Driver’s declamatory enthusiasm. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024 The main theme, a declamatory seven-note figure, later becomes the basis for a fantastical cadenza on vibraphone, played poetically by Yeh. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024 The action lurches from overt satire to romantic jousting and soap-operatic family melodrama; the performances have a declamatory pseudo-amateurism in keeping with the film’s statements of personal self-assertion and political purpose. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024 That starts with the declamatory choice to populate historically white genres with predominantly Black casts. Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for declamatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declamatory
Adjective
  • Trump and Carter are hardly the first pair of presidents to pour rhetorical oil on troubled waters, but the historical results, as with today, are mixed at best.
    Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
  • Current leaders would be wise to follow Kennedy’s exemplary rhetorical model when facing and talking publicly about today’s international crises.
    Richard Cherwitz, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Also: surely there are more eloquent ways to inform the reader that your story is set in May, 1846.
    Judy Berman, Time, 11 July 2025
  • Pairing the dress with Alexis Bittar jewelry led to an eloquent ensemble.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • Built in 1886, the stately house features beautiful decor, ornamental fireplaces and multiple luxury suites with comfortable beds, whirlpool tubs, and some rooms have outdoor balconies overlooking Louisville's Central Park.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • During World War I, this stately six-bedroom home along one of Guildford’s most prestigious roads was caught in the crosshairs of the only Zeppelin raid ever to hit the town.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • The building itself, majestic and graceful, holds an immediate promise of well-being.
    Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • Her playing was poised and expressive throughout, favoring subtlety over drama and marked by graceful nuance.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025

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“Declamatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declamatory. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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