elocution

Example Sentences

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When he did, he held the floor with effortless elocution.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

Where many performers in his position would have tales about elocution training and other pre-production research to share, Galitzine had about two weeks over the holidays to prepare to play his.

From Salon • May 19, 2024

The comic actor, who often played well-spoken English gentlemen-type roles, was born in Tottenham, north-east London in 1924 and received elocution lessons as a child to correct his cockney accent.

From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2022

Both actors put those hours to use by watching countless YouTube videos and practicing their elocution.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2022

As for time machines, perhaps you too have longed to live among the ancient Romans, practicing elocution like Demosthenes with your mouth comically full of pebbles.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood