apoplexy

Example Sentences

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The ease with which Levin moves from apoplexy to calm tells me that the rage is a rhetorical flourish that substitutes for the logic his arguments lack.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2020

When the policy was announced, it was met in some quarters with apoplexy.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2019

A few days after hearing about Mr. Pecker’s apoplexy, we were approached, verbally at first, with an offer.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2019

“If you’re going to dismiss everything as a hoax, you’d better have something clear to replace it,” he said, his voice rising toward apoplexy.

From The New Yorker • May 30, 2018

The doctor said it was an apoplexy brought on by the fire.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson