apoplectic
Example Sentences
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By directly contradicting your famous “build don’t buy” mantra, you have managed to throw the already beleaguered entertainment industry into an apoplectic meltdown, and just in time for the holidays!
From Los Angeles Times
Beijing’s apoplectic response to Takaichi’s perceived intervention in China’s affairs has included intense personal attacks on the new prime minister, often linking her with the militarism that fueled Japan’s brutal conduct in World War II.
It was a furious voice, and it grew louder and more furious with each apoplectic word.
From Literature
Asked to elaborate on his character’s gold tooth and muttonchops that made some fans apoplectic—No, they cried, Heathcliff must be hotter!—his patience seems tested.
Qatari officials were apoplectic after the strike, calling it cowardly and a violation of the country’s sovereignty.
From Los Angeles Times
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