How do you use Grandiloquence in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like grandiosity or magniloquence, plus the exact meaning.
Grandiloquence in a sentence
Grandiloquence meaning
Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
Synonyms of Grandiloquence
Using Grandiloquence
- The main meaning on this page is: Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
- Useful related words include: grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric.
Context around Grandiloquence
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grandiloquence
- In this selection, "grandiloquence" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, may stand out and add context to how "grandiloquence" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include his grandiloquence may not and mistiness and grandiloquence. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grandiloquence" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grandiloquence
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gowers (1973), p. iii; and Gowers (1986), p. iii view were full of "mistiness and grandiloquence". (16 words)
His grandiloquence may not offer realistic solutions, but it does create an outlet for powerless people to vent their rage and frustration. (22 words)
His grandiloquence may not offer realistic solutions, but it does create an outlet for powerless people to vent their rage and frustration. (22 words)
Gowers (1973), p. iii; and Gowers (1986), p. iii view were full of "mistiness and grandiloquence". (16 words)
Example sentences (2)
His grandiloquence may not offer realistic solutions, but it does create an outlet for powerless people to vent their rage and frustration.
Gowers (1973), p. iii; and Gowers (1986), p. iii view were full of "mistiness and grandiloquence".