rhetoric
Example Sentences
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“Regardless of how vehemently I disagree with her rhetoric — and I do — no elected official should face physical attacks,” Mace said on X. “This is not who we are.”
From Salon
White House officials pulled back its rhetoric, too.
From BBC
At the time of the protest, Parnell described the demonstration as merely “interrupting,” so his escalation in rhetoric is likely intentional.
From Salon
"Did this individual fall victim, as many others have, of this type of heated rhetoric?"
From Barron's
"It has complicated things, but the practitioners are still going to work together until they're not allowed to. Everyone's going to have to rise above the rhetoric."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.