invective

Example Sentences

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Do’s willingness to involve his family in his scheme pointed to his “moral indifference,” prosecutors said, while his campaign of invective against the press aggravated his culpability.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

“Our group isn’t here to hurl moral invective and air our grievances and say how terrible the other people are. We’re here to elect people who are interested in governing,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2024

But it was never intended to allow for lies and invective, especially coming from the government itself.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2024

He leaps up, grabs a handset and lets loose a stream of invective over the airwaves.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

Her wave of invective had crashed over him and still he sat there.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee