recite
Example Sentences
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Jeremy recognized the poem; it was the one he had recited on the night he hatched the egg.
From Literature
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But being ready for school involves a lot more than a child’s ability to count or recite their ABCs.
From Los Angeles Times
Jacques watched Christopher as he recited the way through the maze back to her; back and forth they went, until he had it like a song, etched in his mind.
From Literature
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So Isaac and Jacob carry Father up to the deck, and then we recite the Kaddish, the prayer for the dead.
From Literature
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Christian priests recited prayers and hymns were sung, before the body was taken for cremation.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.