How to Use eloquent in a Sentence

eloquent

adjective
  • His success serves as an eloquent reminder of the value of hard work.
  • All of the guests have such eloquent points to make about all of these themes.
    Everett Potter, Forbes, 30 May 2021
  • This is, for lack of a more eloquent term, the grind-it-out stage of the process.
    Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly, CNN, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Take a look and enjoy some of the most eloquent images captured around the world in the past seven days.
    Fox News, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Runners who keep going for a lifetime wax eloquent about their love of the sport.
    Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 June 2020
  • Ryan Coogler was eloquent on how movies mattered to him.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2018
  • All were heartfelt and eloquent, and all were deserved.
    Chuck Yarborough, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Some of the chorus members are more eloquent when not speaking.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Garbo stares into the distance, her face a kind of mask but no less eloquent for it.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Joe Biden’s eloquent words about healing speak to my heart.
    Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 9 Nov. 2020
  • This dialogue of movement is by far the show’s most eloquent.
    Naveen Kumar, Variety, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Many of their messages were soaring and searing and eloquent.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Some were more eloquent than others, but the sentiments are always the same.
    Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Martin, as the bird, does some fine singing (and some eloquent squawking).
    Olin Chism, star-telegram.com, 24 Apr. 2017
  • The book is dotted with tight, eloquent passages that unite these concerns.
    Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
  • There was a burst of applause, and a deep silence which was even more eloquent than the applause.
    Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge, 1886
  • Schama is a prodigious researcher and an often eloquent stylist.
    Julia M. Klein, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Per usual, Bryant is eloquent throughout, a true scholar of the game.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 26 Aug. 2022
  • He was not considered a skilled speaker, but his deeds were quite eloquent.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2018
  • His characters tend to speak in rapid fire and eloquent dialogue.
    Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Raulff has given us an eloquent epitaph for the horse’s long relevance to our world.
    Melissa Holbrook Pierson, The Seattle Times, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Today, charming and eloquent companions go out of their way to include you in their plans.
    BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The Countess is so passionate about this area, so eloquent.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2019
  • An f-bomb middle name is hardly the most eloquent way to convey charisma, but that quote isn’t meant for the high rollers.
    SI.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Best of all is the time spent with Ginsburg herself, who as a subject is both eloquent and candid.
    Kenneth Turan, latimes.com, 3 May 2018
  • Jim joined his cell after meeting a member of the team who seemed brave, eloquent and persuasive.
    Joshua Berlinger and Eric Cheung, CNN, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Of course, Bernstein was a famously eloquent spokesman about that, as well.
    Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2021
  • No teenager in the real world has ever been as eloquent at smack talk as Chloe Price.
    Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2017
  • There have been so many wonderful tributes to Mike — so eloquent about his work.
    Kinsee Morlan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
  • This dressing gown style robe from Paul Stuart is eloquent enough to stand in for a blazer.
    Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023

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