How to Use recitation in a Sentence

recitation

noun
  • But first comes the inevitable recitation of what was brought.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 12 Mar. 2018
  • It’s been as much performance art as a mere recitation of a set list.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2023
  • What the book is not is a recitation of big games and important goals.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The event will include recitation of the Rosary, songs, and prayers.
    — cleveland, 5 Oct. 2019
  • His way of framing his own work is thrilling, but the recitations are electric.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Legal opinions begin with a recitation of the facts of the case.
    — Joe Palazzolo, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2017
  • Rarely is it mentioned during the recitation of that list that then-Sen.
    — WSJ, 25 Oct. 2021
  • This is no mere recitation of which politicians won their respective races.
    — Clancy Dubos, NOLA.com, 9 Nov. 2020
  • And that’s the thing, an incomplete recitation of facts is not a wrong recitation of facts!
    — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2023
  • If greatness is to be achieved through recitation alone, Harlow is off to a great start.
    — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 12 May 2022
  • The relentless recitation of such acts makes for grim reading.
    — Lauren Benton, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
  • But the answer must begin with a recitation of the crimes of Assad.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Feedback in this context would only be a recitation of your own values.
    — Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The four-day trial was a fairly routine recitation of the facts behind both charges.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Cox’s words — and the recitation of the oath — were met with another round of rousing applause.
    — Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
  • But his friends, with hearts softened by Linus’ recitation of scripture, come to his aid.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Her issuance of a 'trigger warning' before her recitation does not lessen the pain caused by the use of the word.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • The event included a recitation of the names of the people killed in the nightclub shooting.
    — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 June 2017
  • The visitation was followed by recitation of the rosary and a Mass at noon.
    — Ann Maloney, nola.com, 10 June 2019
  • The judge launched into a recitation of the jury's obligations.
    — CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • There was singing, scripture reading, the recitation of prayers and communion.
    — Alexandria Burris, Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2020
  • But as anyone who’s ever tried to read a tax return can attest, the recitation of fact only takes you so far.
    — Garth Risk Hallberg, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2017
  • That is followed by a salute to the flag and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
    — Gina Grillo, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2018
  • Carter said Fedon-Keyt's recitation of the facts is not accurate.
    — Jim Schaefer, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Here comes my annual recitation of why that’s 100 percent true.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Their prayers called to mind the recitations of Kwanzaa’s seven principles.
    — Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • While some of the text is a high-minded defense of inalienable rights, much of it is a recitation of historic grievances.
    — Anthony Lydgate, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022
  • There are songs, dance numbers (often impromptu), waves to mom and dad, recorder solos, yells to mom and dad, and recitations.
    — Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, 12 Dec. 2011
  • The story, which reads as a simple recitation of the facts, portrays the decision to use the bomb as one made with sagacious care.
    — Andy Kifer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2023
  • The speech, like so many Trump addresses, hinged on a recitation of his triumphs, real and imagined.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2017

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