pontificates
- present tense form of pontificate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Francis has reigned longer than the 7.5 years average length of the previous 265 pontificates.
From Reuters ● Jun. 7, 2023
Francis told Gaenswein to stop coming to the office and to dedicate himself to caring for Benedict, essentially ending his job as the “bridge” between the pontificates.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
When Dudamel pontificates about music’s ability to unify communities and heal the soul, his voice comes through with pitch-perfect emotion.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2022
Alas, while the singer pontificates, the poet is consigned to paraphrase; Énard has sidelined the very real and interesting Mesihi, and the novel suffers for it.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2018
Like a preacher, he pontificates his own peculiar brand of wisdom.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
