inveigh against
phrasal verb
inveighed against; inveighing against; inveighs against
formal
: to protest or complain about (something or someone) very strongly
Employees inveighed against mandatory overtime.
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Before the revolution, in an infamous 1963 sermon that precipitated his expulsion from Iran, Khomeini inveighed against Israel as the enemy of Islam and the religious class in Iran.
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Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Back then, Uber’s brash CEO, Travis Kalanick, loved to inveigh against the evils and inefficiencies of car culture.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
Republicans have inveighed against progressive prosecutors after some have brought fewer drug possession cases and sought shorter prison sentences, arguing Democrats are coddling criminals.
—Jeff Amy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
The kids on the school bus are all twiddling away at their handheld Mattel Electronic Football games and the Health-Ed teacher spends much of the period before lunch inveighing against the dangers of Quaaludes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Even Biden’s inveighing against Trump’s threats to democracy had grown a little stale.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
Schwan and his neighbors pledged support for more affordable housing but continued to inveigh against cheaper homes being built nearby.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
When inveighing against migrants, for example, Trump argued that the groups hurt most by immigration are Blacks and Hispanics.
—Ben Adler, USA TODAY, 26 May 2024
Many have refused to budge even as Iraqi leaders inveigh against the United States to try to regain their flagging popularity.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2020
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Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Back then, Uber’s brash CEO, Travis Kalanick, loved to inveigh against the evils and inefficiencies of car culture.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
Republicans have inveighed against progressive prosecutors after some have brought fewer drug possession cases and sought shorter prison sentences, arguing Democrats are coddling criminals.
—Jeff Amy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
The kids on the school bus are all twiddling away at their handheld Mattel Electronic Football games and the Health-Ed teacher spends much of the period before lunch inveighing against the dangers of Quaaludes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Even Biden’s inveighing against Trump’s threats to democracy had grown a little stale.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
Schwan and his neighbors pledged support for more affordable housing but continued to inveigh against cheaper homes being built nearby.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
When inveighing against migrants, for example, Trump argued that the groups hurt most by immigration are Blacks and Hispanics.
—Ben Adler, USA TODAY, 26 May 2024
Many have refused to budge even as Iraqi leaders inveigh against the United States to try to regain their flagging popularity.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2020
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