Example Sentences
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That the speeches in “Undelivered” were never orated does take some of the helium out of their balloons, but in Nussbaum’s able hands, this cruise through what-might-have-been offers a hell of a fun ride.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022
While working as a lawyer, he found himself unable to deliver orated arguments as eloquently as he could write them.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022
"Anyone looking at this jury could tell it was not a jury of Mr. Smollett’s peers in Chicago," she orated in defense of the actor and singer.
From Fox News • Mar. 10, 2022
At 193 Bowery was Military Hall, where the Metropolitan Police were organized in the 1840s, the Elks convened in 1868 and Emma Goldman orated in the 1890s.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2013
The cars were dec orated with big posters which said, “Salinas Valley Lettuce.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
