vehement
Example Sentences
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We argued our case — we had established his sneaker in a previous scene — but they were vehement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Some of their children, including a nephew who is now in France, have become vehement critics.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
The times, then and now, the book implies, call for vehement exhortation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
He doubled down in the face of the South African government's vehement rebuttal and signed an executive order last Friday freezing aid.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025
“Colonel, I’m not going to stand for it any more,” he declared with vehement determination, and watched in dismay as Colonel Korn went trotting by up the steps without even noticing him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing vehement
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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