eloquence
noun
el·o·quence
ˈe-lə-kwən(t)s 
1
: discourse marked by force and persuasiveness
also
: the art or power of using such discourse
2
: the quality of forceful or persuasive expressiveness
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Examples of eloquence in a Sentence
The senator's eloquence is well known.
She spoke with eloquence on the need for better schools.
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The missives join a venerable tradition of prison letters that seek to influence events beyond the confining walls through their eloquence and humanity.
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Paul Kreitman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Lieberman cast Obama as a political show horse, a lightweight with a thin record of accomplishment in the Senate despite his soaring eloquence as a speaker.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
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Paul Kreitman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Lieberman cast Obama as a political show horse, a lightweight with a thin record of accomplishment in the Senate despite his soaring eloquence as a speaker.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Eloquence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eloquence. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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eloquence
noun
el·o·quence
ˈel-ə-kwən(t)s
: speech or writing that is forceful and convincing
also
: the art or power of speaking or writing in a forceful and convincing way
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