diatribe
Example Sentences
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Hardy’s mic was shut off, and he was forcibly ejected from the hearing after his comments led to a rambling diatribe.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Then, he satirizes conservatives’ discomfort with his Blackness by sitting silently as Martin Short, playing a nervous young Republican delivering a hackneyed diatribe, shudders in his presence before scampering offstage to fall apart.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026
Nacua's diatribe, made on an internet livestream, earned him a $25,000 fine.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Staying close to her family in the Mediterranean city of Tartus during the Covid-19 pandemic, she sent him a voice message, playing back a piece of his diatribe that had been secretly recorded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
Her arms were folded, her lips were pursed, and she seemed to be chewing her tongue, as though biting back the furious diatribe she longed to throw at Harry.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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