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Example sentences for "declaimed"

Lexicographically close words:
deckle; deckload; decks; deckt; declaim; declaimer; declaimers; declaiming; declaims; declamation
  1. A vócero declaimed upon the bier of Giammatteo and Pasquale, two cousins, by the sister of the former, is still fiercer and more energetic in its malediction.

  2. Fox made the Lords of the Treasury quail as he declaimed in piercing tones against ministerial corruption, while his friends shouted "hear!

  3. Their orators declaimed upon the rights of man, painted his wrongs, extolled the merits of the people, and denounced the vices of bishops and nobles.

  4. Among boys this was to be expected; and among the members of our board, though most of them declaimed against politicians generally, and especially abolitionists, as pests, yet there was a growing feeling that danger was in the wind.

  5. This the others declaimed against with all the vehemence possible, and began to revive those stories concerning him and his sister, and cried out against him as the partisan of the Lacedaemonians.

  6. On his return to Rome, in obedience to the desire of his father, he entered upon the offices of public life in the forum, and declaimed with great applause.

  7. In the war of Modena, notwithstanding the weighty affairs in which he was engaged, he is said to have read, written, and declaimed every day.

  8. Men have long declaimed against his religious despotism; why has no one been found to wrest the sceptre from his grasp?

  9. It is a reproach to philosophers and Protestants, that after having declaimed against unity of doctrine, they also declaimed against fixity of conduct.

  10. The time when Luther declaimed was not like that when St. Peter Damien and St. Bernard deplored the evils of the Church.

  11. The Constitution of the United States guarantees to every man a fair and speedy trial," he declaimed with drunken vehemence, "but look here and see what a mockery you have made the law!

  12. When a pupil's name was called, he went to the box, drew three questions, and declaimed his answers to the joint audience of pupils and teachers.

  13. Your selection pleaseth me but poorly," declaimed a tall fellow with a blue ruff about his neck, as he tapped on the shoulder of the director.

  14. He was rather querulous and prolix, than piquant, and declaimed rather than said sharp things.

  15. Calsabigi declaimed his "Orfeo" repeatedly before Gluck, and noted his declamation in the text-book with signs which he illustrated by remarks.

  16. Consider yourself under arrest," declaimed the officer, with increasing violence.

  17. Yet has this gentleman often declaimed here with all the apparent ardour of integrity, and been heard with that regard which is only due to virtue and independence.

  18. My mother declaimed so admirably herself, that she was by no means easy to please, she insisted on good elocution, and showed us how by modulation of the voice to give the right expression to the words.

  19. He repeatedly declaimed against the vulgarity of the British journalist, not as you or I might, but as an expression of the odious class feeling that is itself the vilest vulgarity.

  20. Then we all had a friendly discussion, during which Oscar walked around the room and declaimed in rather an excited way.

  21. Here Marie Joseph Chenier, the revolutionary dramatic poet of the Comédie Française, declaimed his couplets.

  22. Here Camille Desmoulins declaimed his impassioned orations and called Paris to arms.

  23. Madame de Genlis was therefore perfectly right when she declaimed against the freedoms and profanities of Voltaire.

  24. VII I have declaimed not a little in my time about the ignoble trade of politics, the collective dishonesty of parties and the vulgarities of the self-exploiting professional office hunters.

  25. Many a time as a schoolboy I had proudly declaimed the passage from John Home's tragedy, "My Name is Norval.

  26. Nero also declaimed [906] even after he became emperor, in the first year of his reign, which he had done before in public but twice.

  27. Give my most friendly greetings to Gotze--and at the same time tell him that his daughter (of whose great artistic powers there is no doubt) sang and declaimed last Sunday in Jena with the greatest success.


  28. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "declaimed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.