: 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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Morelle also openly spoke out against Mace's recent tirade to ban transgender lawmakers from using the bathroom of their choice.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
In 2019, the WNBA opened an investigation after complaints surfaced that LA Sparks GM Penny Toler used profanity and racial slurs in a tirade against players.
—Gabriella Levine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
His coarse language, angry tirades, racial and cultural animus, blatant disregard for the truth and outright misogyny drew both rabid followers and harsh repudiation.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Many Americans and the institutions that cover him have grown so used to Trump—to his tirades, lies, and buffoonery—that his behavior can fade into the background of our cultural discourse, his shamelessness and unfitness for office taken almost for granted.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
In 2019, the WNBA opened an investigation after complaints surfaced that LA Sparks GM Penny Toler used profanity and racial slurs in a tirade against players.
—Gabriella Levine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
His coarse language, angry tirades, racial and cultural animus, blatant disregard for the truth and outright misogyny drew both rabid followers and harsh repudiation.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Many Americans and the institutions that cover him have grown so used to Trump—to his tirades, lies, and buffoonery—that his behavior can fade into the background of our cultural discourse, his shamelessness and unfitness for office taken almost for granted.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tirade. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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