He expatiated on the dubious character of this man, the wildness of his schemes, and the magnitude of his errors.
She was deeply affected by the earnestness with which I expatiated on her cousin's merits, and by the proofs which my conduct had given of unlimited attachment.
She affected not to perceive that their hair commingled, but pointed to the page, and expatiated upon its contents.
The Professor then expatiated upon the truths of the science of Mesmerism; and the assembled guests eagerly drank in every word he uttered.
He alluded to Scotland, Mrs. Stuart's native country, expatiated on the genius of Ossian, and congratulated his fair interlocutor on the preservation of her clear northern complexion.
The virtues he had expatiated on, he had contemplated in his own breast.
Small wonder that They should have taken the pains to unroll before their eyes the truths of Their respective Revelations, and should have expatiated on Their woes and sufferings.
And in proof of this Chichikov cited the purses which the Governor knitted, and also expatiated on the mildness of his features.
Did any one happen to mention Customs officials and inspectors, from that moment he expatiated as though he too had been both a minor functionary and a major.
Many a time has he blamed himself when half tipsy as he has expatiated on your perfections.
Wenceslas, finding his trick successful, expatiated on the Duc d'Herouville.
He expatiated to his Juliana on the wild but august scenery that surrounded rounded his father's castle, and associated with the idea the boyish exploits, which though faintly remembered, still served to endear them to his heart.
Upon this Catesby commenced a long and inflammatory harangue, in which he expatiated with great eloquence and fervour on the wrongs of the Catholic party, and the deplorable condition of their church.
The flame of life was as it were renewed, and brightened in the pure and breezy air of the morning, and a bounding gladness rose in my bosom as my eye expatiated around in the freedom of the spacious fields.
He had before expatiated on the excellent position of the authors who were not "authors for bread"--men who like himself were employed in business during the day and had to dally with literature in off hours.
For example, when he had expatiated on the propriety and superior sanctity of coming fasting to the holy communion, sensible Angie had demurred.
Next morning, Madame Moreau expatiated on Louise's fine qualities; then she enumerated the woods and farms of which she would be the owner.
He leaped from the rostrum, pushed everybody aside, and declaring that he regarded such stupid accusations with disgust, expatiated on the civilising mission of the player.
With eloquent fervour he expatiated upon the kingdom that was not of this world.
He pointed out the cloister where the studies took place in all weathers, showed them the hall, the chapel, and the chambers, and expatiated on the chances of attaining to New College.
Once sheexpatiated to Fräulein Wolf in Brian's presence upon the picturesque beauties of the Abbey.
He discoursed eloquently about the Druids, expatiated upon the City of Winchester, dozing in the sunshine yonder, among its fat water meadows.
First he expatiated on the general advantages of a married life, and then remarked that what he personally wished first of all was to be able to take a good, true woman into his own life as his wife.
It almost seemed as if he were thinking of other things as he expatiated upon the new ploughs and the building of fresh stables.
He expatiated willingly upon Kurt's excellent capacity as a landed proprietor, and upon the admirable understanding that seemed to exist at Gruenhagen between uncle and nephew.
She expatiated upon the talents, acquirements, and culture of the young lady, who regretted that, never having dreamed of being obliged to support herself, she possessed no testimonials to her ability.
The same American passenger had expatiated to me during the voyage on the merits of the American express service.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "expatiated" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
