verbiage

Example Sentences

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Philosophy has always had to defend itself against the charge that it is empty verbiage, unscientific speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

It’s one of those things where the verbiage that everyone uses is “attached.”

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025

From her arrest to her execution, something about Barbara Graham inspired frenzied verbiage from the journalists of the era.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

"It's more the voters within the party and the verbiage around human sexuality and gender."

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2024

Pseudointellectuals spout obscure verbiage to hide the fact that they have nothing to say.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker