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

And the attempted denouement, in which a Chaplinesque ayatollah delivers a peroration, untied nothing for me.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2017

Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver kept up this theme of defiant optimism in his peroration on Thursday.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2016

In the peroration, you sum up what has gone before, reiterate your strongest points, and drive to your conclusion.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith