soliloquy

Definition of soliloquynext
as in speech
a long, usually serious spoken discourse that a character in a play delivers to an audience and that reveals the character's thoughts Hamlet's famous soliloquy

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Recent Examples of soliloquy But Crowther’s sleuthing determines that Joyce’s novel was a regular companion of hers, and she was particularly enchanted with Molly Bloom’s closing soliloquy. — Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 Her soliloquies reveal deep internal conflict about identity, duty, and desire. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026 Martin seems to have written plenty of those, but some of his peppier songs are also refashioned as lovestruck soliloquies. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2026 Over the last year, however, much of that feedback has been met by philosophical soliloquies and redirection. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soliloquy
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Noun
  • Head coach Charles Lee said Reid’s speech gave the team a calm and confidence.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • His device converted sound into electrical signals that could travel over wires and be converted back into speech.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The game’s intro devolved into a Saw-esque monologue, then Fallon made a dude drink pond water.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Comedy civil war erupts as comics take sides over Shane Gillis monologue.
    — , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Out of the 20,000 names on the list, only 7,035 had addresses in Los Angeles County and some were duplicates, according to a separate Tuesday court filing by Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Those searches disclosed West’s address, date of birth, Social Security number and other information, according to the filing.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Nearly all of their rituals are rooted in female submission, expressed without words to keep the film from feeling like a lecture.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Biographers of Berryman, including Eileen, tend to record the Shakespeare lecture as a turning point of sorts for the American poet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The four countries agreed Monday to continue talks on expanding cooperation among them, particularly about regional peace and security, a statement said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Those talks collapsed over price and worries about antitrust pushback, neither of which hold true today.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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“Soliloquy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquy. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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