How to Use elocution in a Sentence
elocution
noun- He took lessons in elocution.
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She quickly to turning to the theater, aided by elocution lessons, and found her calling.
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Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2023
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Later come elocution lessons, with a rope tied around Diana’s waist to keep her from moving her arms while speaking.
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Elizabeth Holmes,
Town & Country,
21 Oct. 2020
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In these performances, his own literary elocution stands out.
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Virginia Heffernan,
WIRED,
1 June 2018
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Mason’s agents begged him to get speech and elocution lessons to help mitigate his thick Yiddish accent.
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Wayne Federman,
Vulture,
18 Aug. 2021
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The hotel, spa and restaurant owner has, among other traits, nearly flawless elocution.
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Joe Jackson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 May 2018
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Following her family’s move to a somewhat more upscale area, she is sent for elocution lessons as part of the transition.
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Clea Simon,
BostonGlobe.com,
23 June 2022
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Would elocution stand a chance if it were formally reintroduced into the school curriculum today?
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Robert Klose,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 July 2023
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His theater-loving mother insisted on elocution lessons to rid him of his Brooklyn accent.
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Washington Post,
11 May 2021
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In general in Korea, great acting is often associated with the voice and elocution.
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Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Sep. 2019
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When talking about Wilson, Ciara's elocution is dotted with ellipses and hyperbole.
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Fiona Duncan,
Harper's BAZAAR,
7 Mar. 2017
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The good-humoredness of warrior M’Baku (Winston Duke), with his calm elocution and handsome furs, can only get you so far.
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K. Austin Collins,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2022
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But through the wizardry of Lerner’s prose, this battle of adolescent elocution becomes an emblem for the fiery state of American culture.
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Ron Charles,
Washington Post,
7 Oct. 2019
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In preparation, the contestants go through a training period that involves such eclectic studies as performance art, rap music, and elocution.
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Peter Keough,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 July 2018
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The recordings also capture Bell’s family background in elocution (his father, grandfather, and brother all taught the subject).
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IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2018
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The children take turns reciting from a family Bible for practice in reading and elocution, not to mention spiritual edification.
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Michael Marissen,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2018
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Swallowing her consternation, Anna persists with giving the boy twice-weekly elocution lessons at her apartment, without ever addressing their past encounter.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2022
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The Westeros public gave her the name the Realm's Delight — but instead of busying her days with needlework and elocution classes, Rhaenyra serves as her father's cupbearer and rides dragons.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
13 July 2022
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Balancing blaze with warmth, tenor Barrett Radziun favored dramatic elocution over conventional smoothness.
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Dallas News,
23 Dec. 2022
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In that sense the Obamas were from central casting — so impeccable in education, elocution and etiquette that even the president’s harshest political critics spoke of them as a family with genuine admiration.
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Eugene Robinson,
The Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2017
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In that sense the Obamas were from central casting — so impeccable in education, elocution and etiquette that even the president’s harshest political critics spoke of them as a family with genuine admiration.
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Eugene Robinson,
The Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2017
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Now, at 43, Youssef, a former heart surgeon, is taking acting classes, arranging meetings with agents and producers, working on his elocution, writing scripts and seeking reinvention in a new city that is at once fantastical and cruel.
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Jeffrey Fleishman,
latimes.com,
29 June 2017
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