How to use "recite" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "recite" in popular movie and book plots

  • Spike goes to a seedy bar, drinks heavily, and goes onstage to recite a poem that he originally recited in 1880.  - Not Fade Away (Angel)
  • Nikeratos says he prides himself in his ability to recite the whole Iliad and Odyssey from memory.  - Symposium (Xenophon)
  • John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey recite the Lord's Prayer.  - The Crucible (1996 film)
  • Before her departure they attend a local Russian literary event, and Fyodor is the last poet there to recite one of his poems.  - The Gift (Nabokov novel)
  • He passes, nevertheless, after dr Turner inspires him by having him recite Dylan Thomas' poem "Do not go gentle into that good night".  - Back to School
  • He forces Spock to recite Earth poetry, turns Tina into a lizard, and chases down Rand.  - Charlie X
  • Companies, led by junior officers trained to recite patriotic verse, are sent to a made-up Western Front style battlefield to kill each other.  - The Wanting Seed
  • After Claus and Alvis recite the four Mysteria, Exile reveals itself as a starship that will carry people back to their old home world.  - Last Exile
  • Then the Martins and the Smiths recite nonsensical truisms.  - The Bald Soprano
  • When Bell cannot, Hundert has the other students perfectly recite the line of succession of the Roman Empire effectively humiliating Bell.  - The Emperor's Club
  • Mary Magdalene and the other women encounter an angel and recite the same lines as Quem Quaeritis.  - Oberammergau Passion Play
  • Mortar, an old brick-maker, is asked to recite his new poem entitled Bricks: Aurelio replies with a homily on the virtues of hard work.  - Amarcord
  • Sheeta and Pazu recite a "Spell of Destruction", destroying much of the city and Muska falls to his death.  - Castle in the Sky
  • Carr-Gomm sees through this ruse, but as he is leaving, Merrick begins to recite the 23rd Psalm, which Treves did not teach him.  - The Elephant Man (film)
  • All his friends each recite their parts of the letter from memory and Tigger finally sees that they are his real family.  - The Tigger Movie
  • Montag proceeds to recite the poem Dover Beach, causing mrs Phelps to cry.  - Fahrenheit 451

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