pretty speech
Example Sentences
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“Brutus made a pretty speech, but Caesar was betrayed.”
From The New Yorker • Aug. 5, 2016
"Oh, you are twice an artist," remarked Marise, doing as she had been taught to do, automatically turning a pretty speech.
From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy
"That is a very pretty speech for you to make."
From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony
"You are a pet," says Miss Peyton, in a loving whisper, rubbing her cheek tenderly against his, as a reward for his pretty speech.
From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess
The other gentlemen might receive no high opinion of the new arrival's social talents; who did not even understand how to make a pretty speech to a lady.
From Riven Bonds. Vol. I. A Novel, in Two Volumes by Werner, E.
