dissertate

Example Sentences

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They had neither to argue nor to dissertate, nor to lay down rules for conduct, nor to ventilate their own fancies.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke by Maclaren, Alexander

In a moment Billy came out ready to dissertate at length.

From The Westerners by White, Stewart Edward

“Whom,” not what—a person, not a system; we “proclaim,” not we argue or dissertate about.

From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander

The Greek sought after wisdom; he wanted a man who would perorate and argue and dissertate.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Maclaren, Alexander

Not that Hilda could dissertate, or talk learnedly about pictures; she would probably have been puzzled by the technical terms of her own art.

From The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni by Hawthorne, Nathaniel