declamatory

Example Sentences

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“Stride,” unfolding in a series of fitful episodes — thickets of glassy strings, declamatory brass and contrapuntal juxtapositions that evoke Charles Ives — is both solemn and celebratory.

From New York Times

It also was around six minutes, but it was in a declamatory style that might have seemed to have nothing to do with anything else on the program.

From Los Angeles Times

His voice on the 1958 recordings may have struck listeners by its soft-spoken ambiance, but today it is even more conversational, even less declamatory.

From The Guardian

There is something a bit “Man Who Fell to Earth” about him, an otherworldliness that comes across in all of his performances, which tend to have a slightly uncanny, declamatory quality.

From The New Yorker

Madonna moves from the declamatory Like a Prayer to the quiet, tender ballad Promise to Try, where she addresses her mother and the impact of her death.

From The Guardian