stentorian

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Much of the solo vocal writing is stentorian and talky, moving the story along.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

We can talk in stentorian terms about whether the august body that is the U.S.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2024

In the stentorian 18th-century cadences of historian Edward Gibbon and essayist Samuel Johnson, he painted a heroic portrait of that nation of shopkeepers and saw Britain’s current troubles in light of its glorious past.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

He is perhaps best known for his assortment of bow ties, his stentorian voice and his ability to deliver a 20-minute sermon without notes.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023

“Oh. I thought that the lady was in charge,” Ignatius said in his most stentorian voice, finding the man the only blight in the office.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole