verbal

Example Sentences

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She claimed that she was mistakenly under the impression that her case would then be sent to appeal and noted that she has the documented verbal comprehension of a second-grader.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The state is not targeting “speech as speech,” but a range of services that include verbal communication.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Several others have had their licenses suspended or faced verbal warnings in recent meetings with authorities, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The hearing started out with a verbal tussle between the committee chair, Republican Rand Paul, of Kentucky, and Mullin.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Her father and mother prepared her for the verbal insults she would endure from other students.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson