Example sentences for: oratory

How can you use “oratory” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • (A lot of classic oratory also relies on monosyllables: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"; "Ask not what your country can do for you."

  • Stevens fashioned a new oratory free of meaning; he wrote a surreal, agnostic King James Bible culled from dilettante philosophy, dated chinoiserie, and picture-postcard Americana.

  • After 10 minutes of family values oratory and dozens of ovations, Clinton concluded, "If we act in these areas--minimum wage, family leave, child care, health care, the safety of our children--then we will begin to meet our generation's historic responsibility to strengthen our families."

  • Although he has a gift for oratory, he is a recluse who hates crowds.

  • Patiently awaiting his moment, Valenti erupted in a burst of his usual flowery oratory.


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