maiden speech
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of maiden speech
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Ms. Sherrill used her maiden speech to lay out her plans to ease electric rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Not quite metropolitan or rural, is how the former police officer described it in his maiden speech as MP.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
As evidence of that united front, Ed Miliband, the new energy secretary, echoed the same sentiments in his maiden speech on Tuesday morning at an Energy UK event.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
His maiden speech was an attack on Winston Churchill, who he saw as the main enemy of the miners.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
That's what she ought to have done, and have had a bit of a run for her money, instead of shillyshallying about with that idiot Strong—— And then a maiden speech will be given us.
From A Crooked Mile by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
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