strident

Example Sentences

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Sometimes he’s gotten called out for being too loud, too strident.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

Aftyn Behn, a Tennessee state representative, is bucking conventional wisdom by closing the distance between herself and her Republican opponent in a deep-red district as a strident progressive.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025

But beyond the strident rhetoric lies a good story about race, power and the exploitation of gridiron heroes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

However, since its conference last month, ministers have been increasingly strident in making such arguments.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

The friendliness that had existed before was gone; men and women struggled to be in the forefront, fighting their way with ferocity, thrusting forward with strident urgency.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya