disquisition

Example Sentences

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The judges said: "A novel about class ascension and a man who is remarkably detached from his desires, and a disquisition on the art of being alive. It is also an absolute page-turner."

From BBC

But American audiences still tend to be fed documentaries of only a few types: true crime stories, cult exposés, hagiographies, and educational disquisitions full of talking heads.

From New York Times

Seated on a podium, looking down on journalists, Mr. Macron offered an extended, at times professorial, disquisition on the state of France and its place in a troubled world.

From New York Times

As Mr. Zhu led a tour of the grounds, he stopped by the chicken enclosure to offer a disquisition on economic history.

From New York Times

It is also a disquisition on the body, the nature of identity and the brutality of love.

From Los Angeles Times