peroration

Example Sentences

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Before Churchill told the British in his celebrated peroration that "we shall never surrender," he had not spared them from the truth that they had suffered a "colossal military disaster".

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

Frank came to the stage with a detailed two-page peroration and zero intention of editing what he had to say.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2021

The peroration culminated with a simple white marker at Arlington, on the western horizon.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2021

But as Mr. Gaines delivered a speech that echoes Joyce’s beautiful peroration, I remained detached.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2016

By the time Cicero reaches his peroration, he has asked something in the order of fifty questions to Catiline—each designed to make his failure to go into voluntary banishment look bizarre and unnatural.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith