How to Use voluble in a Sentence

voluble

adjective
  • For once, Abouzeid said while laughing, the voluble Reynolds was at a loss for words.
    Joe Swickard, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2022
  • More voluble still is the bunch of Russians, mostly old ladies, who shouldn’t even be in the van.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Ched, the more voluble of the pair, is a charmer and a schmoozer; Maria is reserved and, initially, a bit prickly.
    Nathan Burstein, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Dana White, the voluble president of the U.F.C., was one of many people who was surprised.
    Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Burly and voluble, Dimitry is the closest anyone in the movie comes to having a pulse.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022
  • But Menard could be just as voluble in his defense of the colonization plan.
    Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 6 Mar. 2018
  • The voluble Comey is a contrast to Mueller, who's quite comfortable with short answers.
    David Bauder, Star Tribune, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Marshall is as dry and insightful as Hobbes is voluble and sharp.
    Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2021
  • The man once charged with speaking for the voluble Trump requires subtitles to make his words discernible.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 14 June 2022
  • Iran has expressed voluble support for Hamas since the war began.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The movie is built around an interview with the legendary 91-year-old actor, still vigorous and voluble, with a seize-the-day cornball glow to him.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The editor is also the more voluble and philosophical of the two.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2023
  • On the sidelines & in the booth, this voluble mountain of energy was a trailblazer.
    Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Warren had a full five minutes less speaking time than Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the most voluble candidate of the night.
    Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Jason is one of my most voluble and expressive friends.
    Frank Shyong Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The charismatic, voluble, and pensive Belarmino, with his long presence in the public eye, doesn’t so much thrive in front of the camera as bare his soul to it.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2020
  • His father was a voluble and swaggering man and a beloved figure in the firm’s equities division, known as Coach to the floor traders.
    Jason Zengerle, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Robert is warm and voluble, with a fringe of steel-gray hair and baggy jeans; Michelle, who is sixty, is more of a fashion plate, in leather boots and hip tortoiseshell glasses.
    Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022
  • Amiable and voluble, Li speaks with the rhetorical flourish of a man who has told his story often.
    JerÉ Longman, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Scott, thus far quick-witted and voluble, has begun to weigh his words carefully.
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • The voluble American pro-Putin chorus has folded like a cheap suit.
    Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The approach seemed suited to Cox’s personal reserve, which stands out in a realm where voluble backslappers are the norm.
    Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2018
  • And for each of the five firms involved, there’s a lot at stake: reputation, a boon to national pride, maybe even a rebuke to voluble skeptics.
    Damian Garde, STAT, 15 June 2020
  • The voluble, oversharing Luna and tightlipped Jane slowly get to know each other, though Jane's command of English is still a work in progress.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023
  • All told, the voluble Trump spoke only about 10 words during the entire proceeding.
    Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Democrats have been less voluble about one of their party’s most powerful politicians.
    Charles Hutzler, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
  • This voluble pair will move on from Viceland after signing a deal with Showtime to host that network’s first weekly talk show.
    Andrew R. Chow, New York Times, 28 June 2018
  • At the start of the term back in October, the court introduced a new policy intended to trim the justices' own voluble instincts.
    Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, 10 July 2020
  • At its best, the concert glimpsed them as living, voluble company.
    Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2020
  • Well, that’s not exactly true — Carney, the voluble drummer, is actually rather famous for running his mouth.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024

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