orotund

Example Sentences

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By the end, he was rehearsing the same material, pressing “shuffle” on the same orotund playlists, and his work lost much of its consecrating power.

From New York Times

It is sometimes hard to tell Mr. Trump’s voice from that of Mr. Miller, who suppressed his own orotund speech to capture the president’s more visceral, off-the-cuff style.

From New York Times

For all his orotund pandering, in London he spoke to a half-empty hall.

From Economist

The Sénateur speaks in orotund donations—“I will give you a story,” or “Mon vieux, I have been haunted by a dream” —and is always resoundingly theatrical: “The Sénateur’s chortle had progressed to a guffaw.”

From The New Yorker

Regardless of their vast intelligence, Buckley and Vidal performed on ABC not to gratify intellect but to signify it, like the orotund televised spokesman for classical-music highlights.

From The New Yorker