speechification

Example Sentences

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To track Franklin’s speechification of song on a more local, detailed level, we might first listen to the way she sings the line, “And I asked him, ‘Brother, can you help me please?’

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2016

"Master," said All "eulogistic speechification creates admiration in common minds."

From Bones in London by Wallace, Edgar

There was a capital congregation at the dinner—sixty or seventy Fellows there… When it came to my turn to return thanks, I believe I made a very tolerable speechification, at least everybody says so.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Huxley, Thomas Henry

I made a speechification of some length in the Section about a new animal.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Huxley, Thomas Henry

I have very strong opinions on the subject of speechification, and hold that there is, everywhere, a vast amount too much of it.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Dickens, Mamie