were declaiming
- past progressive of declaim.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Pulitzer spoke as though he were declaiming a part in a highly emotional play.
From An Adventure with a Genius by Ireland, Alleyne
Captain Davenant read the Lessons as if he were declaiming the Riot Act.
From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley
"Behold there, gentlemen, one of those theatrical scenes with which people here in Prussia were declaiming against me, while I was silent, but arming against them," said he with a sneer.
From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by Jordan, F.
The old popular comedians were declaiming with heroic gesticulations the epic octavos of Tasso, and harps and violins were sounding accompaniments to the latest melody that Naples had made fashionable throughout the entire world.
From Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster
He had seen them for some time laughing and whispering and looking at him; they were declaiming to each other fragments of speech which threw them into wild laughter.
From Jean-Christophe, Volume I by Cannan, Gilbert
