rhetoric

Example Sentences

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Some U.S. lawmakers have also been critical of the administration’s recent rhetoric.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski wrote on X, “I continue to hope the administration’s rhetoric on Greenland is nothing more than posturing for a new era of cooperation.”

From Salon

But the veteran leader is pragmatic enough to recognize that the U.S. is Brazil’s top direct investor and moderate his rhetoric accordingly.

From Barron's

In his inaugural speech, Mamdani emphasized unity and service to all New Yorkers, including residents who did not support him, and stressed that his administration would focus on action over rhetoric.

From Salon

Roosevelt’s challenge to Wall Street, he writes, “was largely a bully pulpit affair, with rhetoric exceeding action.”

From The Wall Street Journal