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Recent Examples of bloviateDirector Rian Johnson winkingly hung a 1961 Mark Rothko abstraction upside down, as a nod to Bron’s bloviating ignorance.—Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2023 Unfortunately, rather than acknowledge reality and help plan not only for what's coming but also for what's already here, some politicians prefer to bloviate while exploiting misfortune for partisan gain.—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2017 And will Washington have the resources to hire someone who can actually compete with Oregon, not just bloviate about academic standards?—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2021 Gentry is not the coach to hold hands, bloviate with stern lectures or meticulously guide a young team through the developmental process.—Scott Kushner, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2020 See all Example Sentences for bloviate
Keeping performers’ voices in good condition for that long haul is the province of a tribe of vocal coaches in Hollywood and everywhere else people sing or declaim for their supper.
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Jonathan Margolis,
airmail.news,
21 Dec. 2024
The Koreans have a lesson to share with those whose intellectuals, driven by identity and the metaphysics of difference, declaim ownership of the Enlightenment and its legacy.
Today, listening to coaches with multi-million-dollar contracts pontificate about the virtues of the bygone era of amateur athletics reminds you of dinosaurs with one foot stuck in the tar pits.
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Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Nobody can know for sure what the future of luxury holds, but last month Robb Report brought together a host of industry insiders to pontificate on the subject.
Many have dismissed his threats as unserious, but his continued ranting about it have elicited sharp warnings from the Danish, French, and German heads of government.
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John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
The court officer stayed quiet and Mejia ranted, yelling out profane remarks as court officers led him out of the room to cool down.
Sheridan has an affinity for writing characters who have lots of big things to say about the world around them and their place in it; Yellowstone features hours of John Dutton solemnly orating on the subject of Montana, the ranching way of life, and the threat posed by outside interlopers.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
Is there a historical context where the struggle has been orated by other groups?
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