invective
Example Sentences
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There were plenty of incendiary invective for Ross to pull from.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
The book’s finest pieces wrangle, in elegant prose, with humanity’s contradictions; the weaker ones indulge in name-dropping, footnotes and op-ed invective.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
The directive from the club is that Rodgers resigned, but reading Desmond's invective, line by line, you have to wonder why did he allow it to get this far down the line?
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
But it was never intended to allow for lies and invective, especially coming from the government itself.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2024
Churchill combined their example with his father Randolph’s gift for invective.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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