invective

Example Sentences

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There were plenty of incendiary invective for Ross to pull from.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

The directive from the club is that Rodgers resigned, but reading Desmond's invective, line by line, you have to wonder why did he allow it to get this far down the line?

From BBC • Oct. 27, 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

Although insults and invective are hardly uncommon in exchanges over COVID’s origins, their contributions have often carried a remarkably noxious tone.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

The key thing about invective or ad hominem attack is that it is a sort of reverse ethos appeal: the purpose is to isolate your opponent from the community.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith