invective
Example Sentences
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There were plenty of incendiary invective for Ross to pull from.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
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
Although insults and invective are hardly uncommon in exchanges over COVID’s origins, their contributions have often carried a remarkably noxious tone.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024
“As long as the name is not an insult or an invective, then I’m OK with it.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
Cicero’s gift for invective was as important then as it is to speakers today.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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