silver-tongued
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The leader of the band is a silver-tongued fellow named Edgin Darvis played with great good cheer by Chris Pine.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023
In his annual letter to shareholders, the billionaire C.E.O. of Berkshire Hathaway said to beware the buyback detractor — who is either an “economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue.”
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2023
Billy Crudup stars as silver-tongued salesman Jack Billings.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2023
The supporting cast gets off relatively easy, and includes a remarkable performance by Ashton Kutcher as Abby’s slick and silver-tongued record producer, Quentin Sellers.
From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2022
The city tried to paint him as a silver-tongued outsider who never rode the bus in Montgomery himself but knew just how to make everyone who did feel unhappy.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
