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soliloquy

[suh-lil-uh-kwee] / səˈlɪl ə kwi /
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NOUN
speech by one
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Scheffler's surprising soliloquy about the importance of chasing golfing greatness caused a stir at Portrush last year and the four-time major winner flirted with similar territory at Birkdale.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

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

The story’s emotional climax, the crescendo of his bold answer to Shakespeare’s soliloquy, is drenched in golden hues to underscore a life or death choice.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2025

“I understand,” continued Mordred, in what was almost a soliloquy, “that our liege lord himself must watch the execution from this window.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Izzard is so verbally adept that perhaps I expected too much from the soliloquies.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2026

His soliloquies have helped hook a huge audience into the spiky worldview of the show.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 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

Don’t expect Kirby to go on any soliloquies about anything to the media, let alone himself.

From Seattle Times Jul. 5, 2023

Those whose fables and metaphors, whose similes, and soliloquies, whose diction and je ne sais quoi daily slip into your survival soup, by way of their fingers.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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