hold forth
Example Sentences
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Along the way she holds forth on animal cruelty, astrology and her love of the English poet William Blake.
From New York Times
Professor Wolff, who is gay, said that it was “striking she would choose to hold forth that way with me sitting there.”
From New York Times
While Trump and his supporters were holding forth at CPAC, DeSantis, who has not yet declared a presidential run, was busy burnishing his national profile and connecting with potential high-dollar campaign donors.
From Reuters
Hansberry reserves long stretches of “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” for what might be called “The World According to Sidney,” his self-indulgent joy at holding forth and picking fights.
From Washington Post
She is not a fan of Willis, to put it mildly; the book describes her as “holding forth like a fire-and-brimstone preacher.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
