Sentence examples for pontificate from inspiring English sources
The word "pontificate" is a valid word in written English
It is often used to refer to someone speaking in an overly authoritative manner, as if they are a know-it-all. For example, "John loves to pontificate about politics whenever he's in a debate."
noun
The state or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.
This flow will not cease' Francis has made migration one of the priorities of his pontificate and will likely raise the issue when he visits the US in September.
Companies that are serious about implementing a "no bribery" policy need to do a lot more than just pontificate about the evils of corruption and ask managers to fill in a form once a year.
The current pilgrimage, crowning a pontificate rich in acts of conciliation, is being hailed in Israel as the culmination of that process.
Some of these ideas have geometric echoes: inspired by Thomas Friedman's bestseller, executives pontificate about whether the world is flat or spiky.
But senators are slow to agree on things, except their own right to pontificate.
China's Global Times, which likes to pontificate, said India risks becoming America's "yes-man".
He and Sir Michael Rose both pontificate for military-flavoured management consultancies (McKinney Rogers and Skarbek Associates, respectively).
China's Communist Party though avowedly atheist does not hesitate to pontificate on religious matters that it sees as having a political dimension.
Whether addressing generals in Egypt, emirs in Kuwait or students in Qatar, Mr Cameron called elections "important", but added that it was not for him to "pontificate" about how other governments respond to the aspirations of their people.
Attendees trundle along between libraries, auditoriums, and elegant palazzi to hear economists, academics and policymakers pontificate.
Unlike pundits, who can pontificate from the safety of their armchairs, analysts know that their advice is likely to have consequences in the real world.
