| By the time I had finished this exordium, Melons had disappeared, as I fully expected. |
| The exordium she had so carefully prepared during her walk was eluding her. |
| But even Melville might have blenched at Browning's final exordium. |
| What he finally said, after a long exordium, was that at the earliest opportunity a democratic congress should determine France's political future. |
| First comes an introduction, or exordium, designed to secure a favorable hearing. |
| Similarly, in the case of speeches, the exordium is prior in order to the narrative. |
