apoplectic
Example Sentences
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Beijing’s apoplectic response to Takaichi’s perceived intervention in China’s affairs has included intense personal attacks on the new prime minister, often linking her with the militarism that fueled Japan’s brutal conduct in World War II.
Asked to elaborate on his character’s gold tooth and muttonchops that made some fans apoplectic—No, they cried, Heathcliff must be hotter!—his patience seems tested.
Qatari officials were apoplectic after the strike, calling it cowardly and a violation of the country’s sovereignty.
From Los Angeles Times
"Can you imagine if you've owned a Formula 1 team for 10 years and then another team rocks up and beats you? You would be apoplectic," Lowdon said.
From BBC
In May, when Walmart’s CEO exposed the transparent falsity of that statement by stating, “Higher tariffs will result in higher prices,” an apoplectic president told the company to “EAT THE TARIFFS.”
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
