ineloquent

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ineloquent There’s a certain purity in art that’s so aggressively ineloquent. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021 Hatch’s ineloquent remarks hint at a new reality for supporters of Kavanaugh: Ford, and her story, are now going to be much harder to ignore or discredit. Jen Kirby, Vox, 27 Sep. 2018 George W. Bush, often so ineloquent in public, worked hard as governor of Texas and afterward to master legislative arguments and complications. James Fallows, The Atlantic, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineloquent
Adjective
  • Hank’s friends – conspiracy theorist Dale, military barber Bill and cool but inarticulate Boomhauer, along with Peggy’s friends Minh and Nancy, and Bobby’s friend Connie helped the Hills navigate a changing world.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
  • From this, and similarly strong but inarticulate reactions, Haidt concluded that the students had arrived at their judgments impulsively.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, this is an undignified end to the San Francisco career of a truly great player.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • But his 2024 campaign and this undignified exit will leave a sour taste that will be hard to chase.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • When the executive order goes into effect, de minimis packages from China will be subject to an informal entry process, and each package that travels to the U.S. via international post will now be subject to a tariff rate of 120 percent or $100, a rate that will increase to $200 after June 1.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • What exactly are the rules for saving seats at an informal event where seats are not assigned? Related Articles Miss Manners: Heroes?
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Russ Scholl, a ski instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort, has published a 133-square grid of funky colloquial phrases for different types of snow.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Mar. 2025

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“Ineloquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineloquent. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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