Sample sentences for ENUNCIATE

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Definition

state ideas clearly

"Prejudice," she enunciated carefully.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

enunciated = said

That same question was being put even more searchingly to Johnnie by somebody else at the instant when Mandy enunciated it.
Grace MacGowan Cooke -- The Power and the Glory
She took hold of the front of his shirt, leaned in closely, and said, enunciating each word clearly, "That wasn't you.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Fallen Angels
Still enunciating her words loudly and clearly, she says, "It's not just stubborn, Lena.
Lauren Oliver -- Delirium
A calm, subdued triumph, blent with a longing earnestness, marked his enunciation of the last glorious verses of that chapter.
Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre

(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)

RADIO MAN Excuse me, Mr.—uh, Colonel Brady; would you ... uh ... point more in the direction of the enunciator...?
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee -- Inherit the Wind
Again I pronounce the numbers carefully, enunciating with precision.
Robert Cormier -- I Am the Cheese
She used elaborate gestures and spoke very clearly, enunciating every word.
Ishmael Beah -- A Long Way Gone
Ya khochu chto-by Shirli prinyala eto, said Gyuri, a sentence so plain and so earnestly enunciated that even I, with my lousy Russki, understood it.
Donna Tartt -- The Goldfinch
"It is always terrible when the promise of months is destroyed in a moment," enunciated Miss Bartlett.
E.M. Forster -- A Room With A View
"There was an anonymous tip that you stole a car," he enunciated slowly.
Sara Shepard -- Pretty Little Liars
The enunciation of the veteran warrior had been calm, but distinct, and decided.
James Fenimore Cooper -- The Prairie

"Yes," the queen repeated after him, enunciating the word clearly.
Megan Whalen Turner -- Queen of Attolia
Maternally, "I think it's extremely nice of you to want to be trained in—in enunciation by a stage-director.
Sinclair Lewis -- Main Street

Ryan sat back and spoke slowly, enunciating his words as if they contained the brittle truth.
Ted Dekker -- BoneMan's Daughters
He bore himself with a certain grace, complimented little children and spoke with a neat enunciation.
James Joyce -- Dubliners

She enunciates each word carefully, as if it's a speech she has memorized.
Margaret Atwood -- Alias Grace
Enunciating precisely but soundlessly: "There's a white man at the door!
Lorraine Hansberry -- A Raisin in the Sun
"All right," she said, enunciating each word with slow precision.
Stephenie Meyer -- New Moon
I said half aloud, slowly enunciating the words while I lathered my crotch.
William Styron -- Sophie's Choice

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