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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

One unauthorized visit to someone else's closet yields a brief soliloquy on the implication of a Patek Philippe timepiece.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2025

I had chosen drama simply because I liked Hamlet’s soliloquy beginning “To be, or not to be.”

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

“That is an opportunity you cannot turn down,” he says, even though he only had a week to prepare the most famous soliloquies in the Western canon.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2026

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

I think it’s exciting to imagine his moments of uncertainty, what his soliloquies might be.”

From New York Times Jul. 26, 2023

One student read Lady Macbeth’s soliloquies as raps.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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