strident
Example Sentences
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Some 200 witty, fragile, furious and strident works are on view here.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Once a fierce campaigner for Taiwan's independence, Cheng Li-wun, 56, is now a strident supporter of closer ties with China and believes a rapprochement with Beijing is key to cross-strait peace.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Just because the strident crunch of Freya Ridings' recent singles conjures up images of a medieval army riding into battle, that doesn't mean she's a warrior queen blessed with bottomless self-confidence.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Sometimes he’s gotten called out for being too loud, too strident.
From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025
The strident voices had subsided to an even murmur.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing strident
Lord of the Flies
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A Raisin in the Sun
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Grade 12, List 2
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