rhetoric

Example Sentences

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But Chinese authorities and state media have heaped bitter rhetoric against him, calling him a "troublemaker" and "warmonger".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Whatever the risks of his speechifying, you had to admire — here in our age of political infotainment — the natural finesse with which Springsteen threaded his prepared rhetoric into Tuesday’s set.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

But there’s a big caveat: “Decreases only last as long as the situation remains positive. Any new escalations or rhetoric can quickly reverse the expected drops,” De Haan told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

His words were an anomaly in the history of presidential rhetoric.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Aristotle needed to attract pupils—and while his rival Isocrates was teaching rhetoric, the Lyceum needed to be able to compete.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith