philippic

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Instead, he has somehow managed to merge his decadeslong philippic with the St. Crispin’s Day Speech.

From Slate

The response to Mr. Mishra’s philippic came swiftly, with several people, including Mr. Carlson, noting they had never heard of him.

From Washington Times

His original draft of the Declaration contained a “vehement philippic against Negro slavery.”

From Literature

Ms. Goldstein’s book is meticulously fair and disarmingly balanced, serving up historical commentary instead of a searing philippic.

From New York Times

There's your philippic, I guess.

From Slate