tirade
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A disheveled man sick of endless waiting launched into an eloquent tirade ending with Samuel Beckett -- "You know what happened in the story of Godot? He never came."
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
In the years since it aired, Banks’ infamous tirade, “I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you!”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Paul stepped on the scales calmly before breaking into a brief, animated and somewhat confusing tirade.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
Reichert walked out of the bar to the crowded parking lot, and Wilson continued his tirade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
Kiyo must have felt something similar, because at the height of Papa’s tirade he threw his covers back, and in his underwear he jumped out of bed yelling, “Stop it, Papa! Stop it!”
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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