grandiloquence
Example Sentences
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“Authentic Presence” manages to feel weighty while also ephemeral, grand without grandiloquence, understated in its execution yet unafraid of dramatic gesture.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022
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
Smith’s a charismatic hero, Newton infectiously game, and it’s a hoot to hear Nighy intoning gibberish about the next evolution of Pokémon with Shakespearean grandiloquence.
From Slate • May 8, 2019
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
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.