discourse

Example Sentences

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“We’re going to need to update the discourse and see him not only as this towering moral figure but as a flawed man,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

He also vowed that his government will bring an end to "hatred, division and fear" in public discourse.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Popular discourse is dominated by phrases like “toxic masculinity,” “the male loneliness epidemic” and “male malaise.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Limiting social media time also helps with distancing herself from the discourse around her latest starring roles, especially when viewers are weighing in on two at the same time.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

But they were shut out, listening at a door to words not meant for them: ill-mannered children or stupid servants overhearing the elusive discourse of their elders, and wondering how it would affect their lot.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien