railing

Example Sentences

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Railing about powerlessness is a luxury we might want to save for the moment—should it ever fearfully arrive—in which we have truly got no power left to assert.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

Railing against August weather expends energy and ends in frustration.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2021

Railing about the influence of the police union in Suffolk County is like railing against the moon in the sky.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2021

Railing against something or someone consumes much of the community’s energy.

From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2020

Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes: So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was God or devil.

From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by Long, William Joseph