bluster

Example Sentences

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Thereupon nuclear bluster permanently vanished from the U.S. presidential vocabulary, experts in diplomacy tell us, for reasons that boil down to a loss of credibility once Moscow could match the U.S. in nuclear firepower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He argued that while Duterte used "bluster and hyperbole" in his speeches, he also frequently ordered authorities only to shoot in self-defence.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“The market is still of the mind that we are going to see this kind of bluster from the get-go — an opening salvo that’s pretty aggressive,” Melson said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

A chill had moved into the room, slowly replacing the bluster of revelers over the wee hours.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Then his bluster left him, and he leaned heavily against the wall, too weak to stand.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood