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
"Just remember that self-love is a journey. It doesn’t happen miraculously one day," she orated.
From Fox News • Aug. 18, 2021
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
“There he is,” Aarfy orated funereally, pointing down dramatically at a hay wagon and two horses standing before the bam of a gray stone farmhouse.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
