verbal

Example Sentences

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Not everyone goes to the theater to be wowed by verbal pyrotechnics or daredevil plot high jinks.

From Los Angeles Times

A subtle pathos, along with the playwright’s verbal sophistication, prevents the play from degenerating into a collegiate vaudeville.”

From Los Angeles Times

In fact the vast majority of new cases involve children without the intellectual disabilities often associated with stereotypical autistic behavior, such as sensitivities to touch and an absence of verbal skills.

From Los Angeles Times

The decision prompted a wave of verbal attacks and threats online against the judge, while a petition to "save the family that lives in the woods" has gathered over 135,000 signatures.

From Barron's

Then again, it wouldn’t be the Ashes without a little verbal sparring.

From The Wall Street Journal