eloquent

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Rex Reed, the longtime movie critic and celebrity interviewer known for his contrarian attitude and eloquent, vicious jabs of his pen, died Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Yet Leo found—his son tells us with eloquent understatement—that “some Germans managed to remain decent, when decency could be very dangerous.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

A disheveled man sick of endless waiting launched into an eloquent tirade ending with Samuel Beckett -- "You know what happened in the story of Godot? He never came."

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The court heard that Laura and Brian Webb gave an eloquent and sobering account of the sheer loss and damage that has been done to their family since the death of Aaron.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“Your eloquent words prove you are a puffin of good breeding. I look forward to future conversations. Expect an invitation in the mail.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el