verbal
Example Sentences
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Ms. Sheinbaum says the fines that will be applied for such verbal violations are still being discussed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Neither have we sent a letter nor given verbal instructions to stop it. They postponed it on their own."
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Its whimsical grandiosity practically invites us to use the passive voice, a kind of verbal genuflection.”
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Until last week’s combined intervention, both Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japan’s Finance Minister, Satsuki Katayama, had tried to boost the yen merely through verbal encouragement, but that strategy proved unsuccessful.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Her level of verbal expression and her ability to grasp her total situation are way above her age level.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Vocabulary lists containing verbal
Keystone Exams: English Composition Glossary
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Commonly Confused Words, List 4
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