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

Still, “moving forward, in all honesty, I’ve even thought to myself recently how much of my verbiage will now change because of this disaster.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2025

In a devastating scene, she lets him down about potentially starting a spa with him, using the same verbiage that Tanya used with her in Season 1.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

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

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2024

That tedious paragraph was filled with metadiscourse—verbiage about verbiage, such as subsection, review, and discussion.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker