a speech that was an oratorical endorsement of the value of education but one that refused to call for greater spending on education
Recent Examples on the WebThe strength of the words, too, depends on their ability to capture the ex-President’s oratorical cadence.—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024 Weeks of writing, editing and practicing aloud had led to this moment: a chance to win an oratorical contest sponsored by the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.—Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024 Among them, Oppenheimer carried the most authority as a result of his leadership of Los Alamos and his oratorical gifts.—Charles Thorpe, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023 That’s a dryly academic way of putting something that Willie, with his enviable oratorical powers, transforms into the stuff of excoriating comedy and high drama.—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for oratorical
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