rhetoric

Example Sentences

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His vague rhetoric was meant to appease a nation increasingly opposed to the conflict.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Her concurrence is too cryptic, though, to be of much use to lower courts trying to make sense of Gorsuch’s maximalist rhetoric.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Also on Monday, Japan’s top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, intensified his rhetoric against speculative moves driving the yen’s sharp decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The author argues that Bovino’s inflammatory rhetoric and theatrical enforcement style backfired, with his unsubstantiated claim that slain ICU nurse Alex Pretti wanted to “massacre law enforcement” particularly damaging public perception of immigration enforcement efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

So memory, as it matters in rhetoric, is not simply about rote learning any more than oratory is about recitation.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith