expostulation
Example Sentences
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His expostulations broke through, and Iowa began whittling — then bludgeoning — its way into the lead.
From Washington Times
And are we tacitly meant to regard the poetry-loving Don Diego, with his dainty handkerchiefs and repeated expostulations about “these turbulent times,” as an effeminate gay man?
From Washington Post
Pacific time on Fox’s over-the-air network, a variety of expostulations were registered as loudly for this arrangement as they once were for the Video Assistant Referee system.
From Los Angeles Times
For most Americans, President Trump’s expostulations are audible wallpaper, always there but not really noticed.
From Washington Post
At dinner, an old man burst out yelling in his tongue; the object of these expostulations being one of Bono’s friends, Charles.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.