orated; orating
: to speak in an elevated and often pompous manner
Examples of orate in a Sentence
given the opportunity, many politicians will orate at considerable length on just about any subject
the respected anthropologist is expected to orate about her latest research findings before a packed auditorium
Recent Examples on the Web
At the age of 3, little Malachi Lukes was orating at his school in the style of President Barack Obama.
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Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
The most persuasive and engrossing moment of the play comes late, when Harry Nelson is orating for his son’s benefit on the history and necessity of humankind’s relationship with firearms.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
Perhaps a chatbot can even orate.
—David Crary, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2023
Marsha, Nate, and Jacob stand on the balcony as Cal begins to orate.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 31 Jan. 2022
The surest way to get yanked off the stage — any stage — is to clear one’s throat and begin to orate.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2021
My cousin, a single mom, had moved back in with my aunt and uncle, and everyone was helping her raise Jiajia — a precocious three-year-old who orated rather than babbled, and loved instructions, dogs, and Fruit-by-the-Foot.
—Connie Wang, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2020
The earliest evidence of it in American written English stems from about the same period that the constitutional framers Collins was referencing were orating, in a 1795 newspaper account from the Charleston City Gazette.
—Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2019
Your professor holds forth in class, lecturing, orating, gesturing, bantering — equal parts pedagogue and performer.
—Alfred Lubrano, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
The most persuasive and engrossing moment of the play comes late, when Harry Nelson is orating for his son’s benefit on the history and necessity of humankind’s relationship with firearms.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
Perhaps a chatbot can even orate.
—David Crary, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2023
Marsha, Nate, and Jacob stand on the balcony as Cal begins to orate.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 31 Jan. 2022
The surest way to get yanked off the stage — any stage — is to clear one’s throat and begin to orate.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2021
My cousin, a single mom, had moved back in with my aunt and uncle, and everyone was helping her raise Jiajia — a precocious three-year-old who orated rather than babbled, and loved instructions, dogs, and Fruit-by-the-Foot.
—Connie Wang, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2020
The earliest evidence of it in American written English stems from about the same period that the constitutional framers Collins was referencing were orating, in a 1795 newspaper account from the Charleston City Gazette.
—Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2019
Your professor holds forth in class, lecturing, orating, gesturing, bantering — equal parts pedagogue and performer.
—Alfred Lubrano, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
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“Orate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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