Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

oratory

[awr-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, or-] / ˈɔr əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɒr- /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

With his father often on the road, the pastor of their church became a mentor to Thomas and noticed his oratory skills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

After about eight minutes, the protesters left the roadway, convening in front of the 17-story tower, where the oratory continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

It announced that the school oratory would be open on Saturday and Sunday for pupils and their families to come together to remember Tiarnán.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

His oratory first electrified the Democratic convention in 2004, when he was a state lawmaker running for the U.S.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024

As Harold Nicolson put it, he had a combination of “great flights of oratory with sudden swoops into the intimate and the conversational.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




Vocabulary lists containing oratory


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "oratory" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com