rhetorical
Example Sentences
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Although little more has followed, Xi and Trump could "commit to some rhetorical signal" in Beijing as a basis for further cooperation, Zeng said.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Iranian officials, who had been counting on Beijing’s rhetorical cover, took notice.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The Chinese were reportedly so flabbergasted by the comment that they dismissed it as rhetorical flourish.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
One hand holding a microphone, the other arm tightly tucked across her chest, she retreated to her zones of rhetorical comfort: grievance, victimhood, outrage.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Not only did he miss the opportunity to disown the offensive characterization of Burr; he raised the rhetorical stakes with his dismissive tone and gratuitously defiant counterthreat.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing rhetorical
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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