Whenever he would orate before the class, his friends would quickly leave the room one by one. From LearnThat.org.
He'll orate himself right into it, and we'll be sunk. From Wordnik.com. [The Alibi]
But I guess that blood can de-te-ri-orate, as the feller said. From Wordnik.com. [Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper] Reference
Freder, you've got to learn better to orate, rather than fellate. From Wordnik.com. ["This is sounding more and more like the Republican convention of 1976."] Reference
They Duck-orate their Christmas Tree! ahahah ... remember that Harm?. From Wordnik.com. [martinaa Diary Entry] Reference
Let it invig - orate him, stimulate him, chase the cold shadows of dread from within. From Wordnik.com. [Boiling a Frog]
For decades, senators who wanted to filibuster had to actually orate in the Senate chamber. From Wordnik.com. [Filibuster Threat? Start Talking] Reference
Help me complete the pages as I travel from place to place and orate my journey on my stage. From Wordnik.com. [Open Book: In Which I Liken Myself to Bjork] Reference
She doesn't orate at an audience, she speaks to indvidual people on the other side of the TV screen. From Wordnik.com. [Palin Hits Obama's "Bitter" Remarks] Reference
Kerry, like a lot of senators sometimes, can sort of orate and talk down, and, you know, that's a huge risk. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2004] Reference
But it puts the lie to the idea that the president can simply orate a narrative directly into the American psyche. From Wordnik.com. [People don't listen to the president] Reference
Again, I would hope we would listen to the medical experts, and not just orate about something that, J.C., frankly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2006] Reference
When churches see the primacy of men as God's will, preachers orate from the pulpit that woman's place is in the home. From Wordnik.com. [Caryl Rivers: Submission, Politics, and the Media] Reference
Tamburlaine and the other mighty kings, emperors and captains have little skill in converse; when they speak they orate. From Wordnik.com. [The Growth of English Drama] Reference
He would orate with passion and conviction and we would listen, amazed at his recall and barely understanding the words. From Wordnik.com. [: Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
Men (and women) of principle would write, orate and, most importantly, stand on street corners and town squares in protest. From Wordnik.com. [Prisoners of War] Reference
Patricia was afraid she was going to orate further, and visions of a premature initiation flitted uneasily through her nimble mind. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Pat at School] Reference
He can orate, make gunpowder from his surroudings, and kissed a black woman on TV, in an era that it was rather scandalous to do so. From Wordnik.com. [Rolling Stone Article: Was the 2004 Election Stolen?] Reference
Then the lawyer with the black beard arose and began to orate. From Wordnik.com. [Caesar or Nothing] Reference
Vigilate, & orate, quia nescitis qua hora venturus sit dominus. From Wordnik.com. [The Dance of Death] Reference
Tolstoi's laurels right off his grave, and orate like William Jennings. From Wordnik.com. [The Job An American Novel] Reference
"Spouter, if you are going to orate, why don't you stand on the table when you turn on the spigot?". From Wordnik.com. [The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods] Reference
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