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soliloquy

[suh-lil-uh-kwee] / səˈlɪl ə kwi /
NOUN
apostrophe
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NOUN
speech by one
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Then they had me read Hamlet’s soliloquy, “To be or not to be.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

The episode’s signature moment comes in a soliloquy from Gen Z hero Ava Daniels, in which she rips into the idea that A.I. is inevitable and talks about how we can and should fight it.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

But Crowther’s sleuthing determines that Joyce’s novel was a regular companion of hers, and she was particularly enchanted with Molly Bloom’s closing soliloquy.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

In a makeshift classroom, Mr White, the coach, launched into an extraordinary soliloquy.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025

In fact, the only times I had heard the soliloquy had been when I had melodramatically recited to myself.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

True, the major soliloquies are not the tortured revelations of a soul in anguish but merely philosophical ruminations; it seems unlikely that this spirited man would opt for self-slaughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

As a long-time viewer of “Morning Joe,” I am quite used to Joe and Mika’s self-aggrandizing soliloquies.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024

But after the midmorning break, the judge appeared less interested in cutting off Trump’s off-topic soliloquies.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023

The cast of Hollywood’s hot labor summer has been rife with villain roles and star-making soliloquies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

When they say the heart wants what it wants, they’re talking about the poetic heart—the heart of love songs and soliloquies, the one that can break as if it were just-formed glass.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon


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