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
In the still flourishing early days of social media, her maiden speech in the Commons was a barn-storming success.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025
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
Punch drew him in rowing shorts after his maiden speech and the Northcliff press made a point of referring to him as Young Lochinvar.
From The Rustle of Silk by Hamilton, Cosmo
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