Meaning "a speech or text that praises lavishly" the word "encomium" can be quite usefully employed in contemporary English. One example-sentence for it is as follows: "Once the professor's powerful encomium of the little-known essay concluded, several students in the class immediately made mental notes to find it and to read it for themselves."
do not compose an encomium for yourself.
An encomium by the President greeted the returning hero.
After his heroic act, the fireman received the highest encomium that was ever given to a rookie by the Fire Marshall.
Even the most severe critics showered encomium on the young writer for the remarkable narrative power of her first novel.
The encomium delivered at the award ceremony praised the actor for his outstanding performance in the film.
An ode
use it by saying- how can you use the word ebullient in a sentence?
Can you use the word concluding in a sentence? Done.
How can you use the word infectious in a sentence
You can use the word Truss in a sentence like this.
Just use it! Or do you mean, can you use the word beheld in a sentence.
An ode
Since that is not a word I would not attempt to use it in a sentence.