verbiage

Example Sentences

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Philosophy has always had to defend itself against the charge that it is empty verbiage, unscientific speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

It’s one of those things where the verbiage that everyone uses is “attached.”

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025

From her arrest to her execution, something about Barbara Graham inspired frenzied verbiage from the journalists of the era.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

“If you had that document with that exact verbiage issued by a CEO of a publicly traded company, they would be charged with fraud in two seconds. That is insider trading.”

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

The opposite side of the document once had verbiage, but the image has faded with age and is impossible to decipher, despite numerous attempts by modern science.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly