How to Use ventriloquism in a Sentence

ventriloquism

noun
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  • Cohen’s ventriloquism of Roth is a gambit one has to think the author would have admired.
    — Joshua Cohen, Harper's Magazine, 1 Apr. 2021
  • For so long, there was a stigma attached to ventriloquism.
    — Andrea Cheng, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2017
  • For his birthday a few years ago, a friend bought Twista his first real ventriloquism puppet, named Groucho.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2022
  • But, as his reliance on ventriloquism suggests, jokes always depend, in part, on who is telling them.
    — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2019
  • My rehearsals with my act and overall ventriloquism technique has improved so much since then.
    — Nancy Berk, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Mărgean performed with the man who inspired her to get into ventriloquism, Terry Fator.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Officer Durr, who grew up in the Brookhaven area, was well known in the community for presenting a ventriloquism program at schools and churches.
    — Daniel Victor, New York Times, 28 May 2017
  • The urn, the simulation, doesn’t actually speak about ‘beauty’ or ‘truth’ at all apart from the chameleon poet’s ventriloquism.
    — Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The Oklahoma native was wowing crowds with her singing ventriloquism acts long before AGT.
    — Courtney Campbell, Country Living, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The dances became her favorite part, so Sutherland chose that for her talent at the homecoming pageant, where other students sang opera or performed ventriloquism.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Smith writes a bravura monologue, a virtuosic act of ventriloquism.
    — Hermione Hoby, New Republic, 20 Feb. 2018
  • His knack for ventriloquism combined with his spot-on singing impressions wowed viewers, resulting in Fator earning the grand prize.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Video screens play extended clips from the debate with the volume turned low, while the company’s actors speak the words, synchronizing them to the video—an accomplished kind of ventriloquism, complete with ums, ahs, and stumbles.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2017
  • In the Middle Ages, ventriloquism was considered witchcraft by Christians, which was punishable by death.
    — Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Juggling, however, is generally seen as more of a skill or an art form than a sport, like calligraphy or ventriloquism.
    — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2017
  • She was used to doing stage ventriloquism, which involved interacting with puppets without moving the lips.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Farmer, who loved to sing as a young child but was fearful of audiences, became interested in ventriloquism while involved in kiddie pageants in her native Oklahoma.
    — Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Ten years ago, Terry Fator was the first to tackle the challenging feat of combining humorous performances with singing ventriloquism.
    — Tatiana Tenreyro, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Renowned ballerina Marianela Nuñez was whirling through fouettes, while a ventriloquism record explained how to make a dummy recite the alphabet.
    — Lawrence Toppman, charlotteobserver, 23 May 2018
  • Your talent is ventriloquism, which is quite unusual for Miss America.
    — Amanda Coyne, Cosmopolitan, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Cowell commended Muñoz on approaching ventriloquism in a fresh way.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Growing up, Piphus Peace performed at churches, schools, festivals and events, doing both puppeteering and ventriloquism.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Finding, finally, the answer in this ventriloquism: unexpected, risky; reaching for and grasping that balloon.
    — Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Her parents weren't into her interest in ventriloquism.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2018
  • Melchor has an exceptional gift for ventriloquism, as does her translator, Sophie Hughes, who skillfully meets the challenge posed by a novel so rich in idiosyncratic voices.
    — Julian Lucas, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
  • But the myriad other attractions in town — music, magic, ventriloquism, the tables and slots — could scatter visitors, something that didn’t occur in Tennessee.
    — Barry Wilner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Jimmy Vee, ventriloquism advocate and assistant director for the convention, has witnessed the enthusiasm.
    — Nancy Berk, Forbes, 3 May 2023

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