orate
verb (used with or without object)
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
orated
Example Sentences
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It featured a version of the Gettysburg address as orated by the president at the time, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
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
"Just remember that self-love is a journey. It doesn’t happen miraculously one day," she orated.
From Fox News ● Aug. 18, 2021
Sometimes he stood on a broken chair or a cinder block while he orated.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
