: a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
Examples of tirade in a Sentence
He went into a tirade about the failures of the government.
The coach directed a tirade at the team after the loss.
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When Jeremiah wakes up the next morning, his tirade really starts to heat up.
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Claire Franken, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
The Russian launched a tirade at the chair umpire after a photographer stepped onto the court surface before repeatedly hitting his racket against his bench at the match’s conclusion.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The tirade, which lasted nearly an hour, was audible to dozens of attorneys waiting outside the conference room for an upcoming meeting.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
At some point Beijing may run out of luck, and either not concede enough in negotiations or push too hard to make a TACO, and instead generate a Trumpian tirade or policy overreaction.
—Scott Kennedy, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
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Claire Franken, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
The Russian launched a tirade at the chair umpire after a photographer stepped onto the court surface before repeatedly hitting his racket against his bench at the match’s conclusion.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The tirade, which lasted nearly an hour, was audible to dozens of attorneys waiting outside the conference room for an upcoming meeting.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
At some point Beijing may run out of luck, and either not concede enough in negotiations or push too hard to make a TACO, and instead generate a Trumpian tirade or policy overreaction.
—Scott Kennedy, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tirade
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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tirade. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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