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Six example sentences with expatiate, each labelled with its topic.
The narrator expatiates for eleven pages on a single staircase before anyone in the house says a word.
Literature
Given any opening, he would expatiate on free will until the coffee went cold and the room emptied.
Philosophy
Our guide expatiated on the bridge's ironwork for half an hour, naming every rivet pattern and its foundry.
Travel
Given the floor, the backbencher would expatiate on drainage policy until the Speaker gently reminded him of the clock.
Politics
The chef expatiated on olive oil for twenty minutes, covering harvest dates, pressing temperatures, and the colour of the bottle.
Cooking
The liner notes expatiate on the recording sessions in such detail that they name the microphone used on every track.
Music
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