Get to know Declamatory better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like bombastic or large.
Declamatory in a sentence
Declamatory meaning
- Having the quality of a declamation.
- Pretentiously lofty in style; bombastic.
Synonyms of Declamatory
Using Declamatory
- The main meaning on this page is: Having the quality of a declamation. | Pretentiously lofty in style; bombastic.
- Useful related words include: bombastic, large, orotund, tumid.
Context around Declamatory
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Declamatory
- In this selection, "declamatory" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, less, long, aloof, moments and voice stand out and add context to how "declamatory" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a declamatory voice and and the declamatory aloof delivery. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "declamatory" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with declamatory
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is characterized by melisma, wavy intonation, pitch instabilities within a pentatonic framework, and a declamatory voice. (17 words)
There are softer, less declamatory moments: a spartan reprise of Peter Hammill’s Afterwards; a paean to swimming in Hampstead ladies’ pond; and a wistful finale with Freedom Song. (29 words)
Probably meant to be recited at elite gatherings, they differ from the Greek versions in their long declamatory, narrative accounts of action, their obtrusive moralizing, and their bombastic rhetoric. (29 words)
Slim’s tenor voice manages to blend the nasality of John Lennon, the reedy folk-singing quality of Michael Nau (formerly of Cotton Jones and Page France), and the declamatory, aloof delivery of ‘60s-era rock ‘n’ roll Bob Dylan. (40 words)
There are softer, less declamatory moments: a spartan reprise of Peter Hammill’s Afterwards; a paean to swimming in Hampstead ladies’ pond; and a wistful finale with Freedom Song. (29 words)
Probably meant to be recited at elite gatherings, they differ from the Greek versions in their long declamatory, narrative accounts of action, their obtrusive moralizing, and their bombastic rhetoric. (29 words)
Example sentences (4)
Slim’s tenor voice manages to blend the nasality of John Lennon, the reedy folk-singing quality of Michael Nau (formerly of Cotton Jones and Page France), and the declamatory, aloof delivery of ‘60s-era rock ‘n’ roll Bob Dylan.
There are softer, less declamatory moments: a spartan reprise of Peter Hammill’s Afterwards; a paean to swimming in Hampstead ladies’ pond; and a wistful finale with Freedom Song.
It is characterized by melisma, wavy intonation, pitch instabilities within a pentatonic framework, and a declamatory voice.
Probably meant to be recited at elite gatherings, they differ from the Greek versions in their long declamatory, narrative accounts of action, their obtrusive moralizing, and their bombastic rhetoric.