Sentence examples for orator for from inspiring English sources

Elected to the Parliament of 1624, Eliot won a reputation as an orator for his addresses defending freedom of speech for members of the House of Commons.

Book X contains a well-known and much-praised survey of Greek and Latin authors, recommended to the young orator for study.

Mr. Kerry, after all, is the kind of orator for whom sound bites can become four-course meals, so anything that fits on a bumper sticker, or even a banner, is a blessing.

Actor Rory Kinnear perfectly depicts the Orator for the Reformers, Henry Hunt, and his superior manner and tight-lipped contempt as he arrives in Manchester and is forced to take lodgings with a local newspaper owner.

Bradley began his tour of the state in Louisville, charging that Democrats had to import an orator for their candidate because all of the state's best men had deserted him.

Bradley kicked off his tour of the state in Louisville, charging that Democrats had to import an orator for their candidate because all of the state's best men had deserted him.

Just as Republican orators for a generation after Appomattox made use of the bloody shirt, so for a generation Democrats have been warning that to elect Republicans is to invite another disaster like that of 1929.

Even the Attic orators, for all their practical familiarity with the laws of the city, were mainly interested in presenting arguments suited to persuade the mass juries before whom they had to argue, not in analyzing the legal system with the object of obtaining a deeper insight into its implications.

The event featured some but not all of the features of marathon debates of bygone days -- cots outside the chamber for weary orators, for example, but no senators claiming they were equipped with personal plumbing devices to allow them to hold the floor at length without pause.

A gifted orator known for his bushy sideburns and flashy suits, Mr. Pérez nationalized Venezuela's oil industry and the holdings of American iron-ore companies.

He was an outstanding orator, known for his originality and eloquence, and proved to be one of the great defenders of liberalism and freedom of the press.