grandiloquence
Example Sentences
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His often hilarious struggles are related by Big’s little brother, Meed — short for “Medium Big” — with a marvelously rough-hewn quality that is perfectly captured through the halting grandiloquence of Feodor Chin’s inspired narration.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021
He’s a vegan Star Trek nut who, when he isn’t lapsing into overly excited grandiloquence, can be a charismatic, funny presence on stage.
From Slate • Nov. 21, 2019
The grandiosity of their adjectives and adverbs is the grandiloquence of their emotions.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2018
It now has the grandiloquence Roland Barthes attributed to wrestling.
From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2016
With a certain dramatic grandiloquence, he slurped the oyster into his mouth.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
