eloquent
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It was this understanding that made the French philosophe so eloquent a defender of the rule of law and so severe a critic of direct taxation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny was eloquent as John Proctor, the opera’s flawed hero, cogently depicting his struggles with guilt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
There was eloquent solo playing in the orchestra, and extravagance from the solo singers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
A disheveled man sick of endless waiting launched into an eloquent tirade ending with Samuel Beckett -- "You know what happened in the story of Godot? He never came."
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Who in his right mind would condemn pictures which can communicate information much more clearly than the words of even the most eloquent men?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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Grade 9, List 6
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