rhetoric

Example Sentences

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Campa-Najjar framed his concerns broadly around national unity, warning that the administration’s rhetoric has “fueled division at a time when Americans need unity and solutions.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He continued that, against the current backdrop, the right approach was not to inflame tensions further by "amplifying more 'us and them rhetoric'".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Two major Islamic bodies, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Al-Azhar, issued statements that deplored the hateful rhetoric — but without making clear who had used it.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

It’s one thing for Mamdani supporters to imbibe “eat the rich” rhetoric, it’s another to lambaste small-time shopkeepers as greedy exploiters when they are the backbone of neighborhood food provision and cultural cohesion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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