stentorian
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- stentorianly adverb
- unstentorian adjective
Etymology
Origin of stentorian
Example Sentences
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Much of the solo vocal writing is stentorian and talky, moving the story along.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
We can talk in stentorian terms about whether the august body that is the U.S.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2024
In the stentorian 18th-century cadences of historian Edward Gibbon and essayist Samuel Johnson, he painted a heroic portrait of that nation of shopkeepers and saw Britain’s current troubles in light of its glorious past.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024
He is perhaps best known for his assortment of bow ties, his stentorian voice and his ability to deliver a 20-minute sermon without notes.
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023
A strange stillness prevailed over the scene as the stentorian thunder of bombardment yielded to the minuscule cries and commands of distant voices.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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