lashing

Example Sentences

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This taught me an important, if subjective, rule: A market has probably become a bubble once the fans of an asset start lashing out at skeptics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“They’re just lashing out,” said Rozenshtein of the University of Minnesota Law School.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Now the secretary and her aide are lashing out at underlings for simply following their orders.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

He recalled "the humming of the tanker" against the lashing wind and rain and then the "heart-breaking" sight of "thick, treacle-like oil" on the sea.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

He looked at the glaring yellow eyes, the writhing head, the lashing tail.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks