rhetoric

Example Sentences

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His vague rhetoric was meant to appease a nation increasingly opposed to the conflict.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Her concurrence is too cryptic, though, to be of much use to lower courts trying to make sense of Gorsuch’s maximalist rhetoric.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The author argues that Bovino’s inflammatory rhetoric and theatrical enforcement style backfired, with his unsubstantiated claim that slain ICU nurse Alex Pretti wanted to “massacre law enforcement” particularly damaging public perception of immigration enforcement efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“Amidst the rhetoric it’s unclear how receptive Iran is to negotiating at this early stage, with one spokesman for Iran’s military saying that the U.S. was ‘negotiating with itself,’” notes Vertical Research Partners’ Robert Stallard.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In schools and universities, the nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw the study of rhetoric pushed aside.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith