declaim
verb (used without object)
to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech.
had declaimed
-
past perfectof declaim.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Where his predecessors had declaimed in stiff and grandiloquent periods, he developed an easy-flowing, natural and rant-free style.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was Shakespeare's first visit inside the White House, although earlier troupers had declaimed the Bard for Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft on the White House lawn.
From Time Magazine Archive
Canal proprietors and toll-road companies had declaimed against the attack on vested rights.
From The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Oscar Douglas Skelton
When Willy Eddy's wife had declaimed, one stenographer had whispered to the other, “How vulgar!” and the other had responded with a nod and curl of a lip of scorn.
From The Debtor A Novel by William Dodge Stevens
The latter of these excellent critics mentions a witticism of Flavius Virginius, who asked one of these orators, "Quot nillia assuum deciamassett" How many miles he had declaimed.
From The Letters of Pliny the Younger by William Melmoth
