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harangue

[huh-rang] / həˈræŋ /




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This so riled the Cuban foreign minister and his subordinates that they marched all the way to the stage to shout and harangue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Rohit reached his century in 84 balls and continued to harangue the England attack, pummelling the opposition with his trademark powerful pull shot.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“We will not allow Red Rose Rescue to harass and harangue New Yorkers with their outrageous militant tactics.”

From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

I enthusiastically convey it to the actors in a long, hard-to-understand harangue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2023

Before I could answer he went into a harangue.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

He provided his soldiers access to the voting process, and ensured that the men were shielded from the pressures of political harangues or campaigning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

You might remember Ahmadinejad, Iran’s hard-line former president, for the anti-American harangues he delivered at the U.N. while not wearing a tie.

From Slate ● May 23, 2026

Stephen Adly Guirgis, a New York playwright who specializes in urban pressure-cooker dramas, has a gift for writing subway strap-hanger harangues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Prigozhin somewhat toned down his harangues against the military leadership after that, but remained defiant.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

Franz took these harangues in stride and in fact delighted in the boy’s company.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Brecht’s furiously unsentimental farces got him harangued — first by the Nazis, then by the House Un-American Activities Committee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

When harangued by CNBC’s Joe Kernan to “reject” the winners, Jeffries replied, “Donald Trump is the president right now. Are you kidding me?”

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

“All true patriots must wake to the cry of danger,” he harangued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

That was not the case in the stands as a significant part of the crowd harangued their own team, in response to a wild week at the club.

From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026

He harangued the others in a braying voice and punctuated his statements by poking them in the chest with a finger.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

For all the justified haranguing of Pentagon weapons buying, the U.S. can still move fast when it wants to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

But Ackman “can’t believe this is happening” and is posting nonstop about his attempts to intimidate the publication by haranguing its parent company.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2024

He was hand-picked to star in the Broadway musical revue “Eubie!” and urged producers to give his brother an audition, while also haranguing his brother to get to New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

Schwartz, to whom she was very much married at the time, began haranguing her in front of everyone for it: "I have never been so turned off in my life," he sneered.

From Salon ● May 26, 2023

It was brutal: the incessant mechanized haranguing of intensive care.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green


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