expostulation

Example Sentences

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His expostulations broke through, and Iowa began whittling — then bludgeoning — its way into the lead.

From Washington Times

For most Americans, President Trump’s expostulations are audible wallpaper, always there but not really noticed.

From Washington Post

That is not the sort of expostulation expected of a researcher from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

From Economist

Ms Richardson, sitting snug against her sister, accompanies her with hyperactive head rolls, hand gestures and expostulations of “mm-hmm” and “That’s right!”

From Economist

In 2012, the Senate Commerce Committee, headed by John D. Rockefeller IV, Democrat of West Virginia, held a hearing on the subject, featuring expostulations from politicians and testimony from witnesses.

From New York Times