recite

Example Sentences

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However, part of the mark was on their performance of their poem when they recited it in front of the class, which changed everything.

From Literature

Taylor Frankie Paul was reciting a familiar speech as she embarked on her search for true love as the star of ABC’s “The Bachelorette.”

From Los Angeles Times

Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins has shared a video of himself reciting poetry from the "green and golden land" of Wales as he returns home for his latest project.

From BBC

You’d recite or sing a song or work an arithmetic problem on the board – anything to show how you could speak up in public.

From Literature

Sereni, who recited cantos from Dante in Italian to calm his nerves, was offered a British alias for the parachuting mission.

From The Wall Street Journal