VALEDICTORY in a Sentence

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The gramophone was affirming in tones there was no denying, triumphant yet valedictory: Dispersed are we; who have come together.

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 Meanings and Examples of VALEDICTORY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
valedictory
 a.  of speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
Classic Sentence:
1  Without evincing any inclination to come in again, he there delivered his valedictory remarks.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVIII
2  Bjornstam was not respectfully valedictory.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  The gramophone was affirming in tones there was no denying, triumphant yet valedictory: Dispersed are we; who have come together.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 11
Example Sentence:
1  I found the valedictory address too long; leave-taking should be brief.