How to Use vehement in a Sentence

vehement

adjective
  • She was vehement about the need for new safety measures.
  • He issued a vehement denial of the accusation.
  • The proposal has faced vehement opposition from many teachers.
  • And in a twist, some of the most vehement e-bike hate comes from other cyclists.
    Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2019
  • De Bruyne was not alone in his vehement criticism of the pitch.
    SI.com, 8 Oct. 2017
  • Our hosts come out, and McGraw pretends all the vehement cheers are for Meacham.
    Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 22 July 2019
  • The Palestinians dismissed it in the most vehement terms.
    Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2020
  • The one thing the White House is saying now that sounds rather vehement is that Trump didn’t discuss sources and methods.
    Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 15 May 2017
  • Those with a brain for football tend to answer that question with a vehement 'no'.
    SI.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The upshot is that a single school in Los Angeles was the breeding ground for two of the youngest and most vehement stars of the Trump movement.
    Peter Maass, The Intercept, 7 May 2017
  • There is bound to be vehement opposition from the Democrats.
    Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 20 Sep. 2020
  • The Senate vote sent the bill to the House where it was expected to pass despite vehement opposition from the right.
    Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Luther’s attacks on the Catholic Church, clergy and monks quickly grew more vehement.
    Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Mehmet Hakan Atilla began his testimony at the end of the third week of trial with a vehement denial of the charges.
    Christian Berthelsen, Bloomberg.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Since her final episode, Oh has been vehement in her stance of not playing Cristina again.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Over the course of Episode 2, he’s gone from a vehement non-believer to a curious convert.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The School Board proposed clear backpacks last year, but dropped the idea in the face of vehement public opposition.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2024
  • On the whole, reactions to the film were so vehement that some wondered if the movie was too controversial to be released at all.
    Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 6 Dec. 2018
  • Her claims were met then with vehement denials from Maxwell and from Buckingham Palace on behalf of the prince.
    James Hill, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2021
  • But Spoelstra, as is his wont, was vehement in signaling, striding almost to the free-throw lane.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Thanks to my vehement approval, she's put a different pair under the tree every year since.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Still others came from only a few counties over, but carrying the same vehement message as the rest: Leave gun laws alone.
    New York Times, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Harrison has faced vehement backlash from Dallas fans in the aftermath of the trade, with many calling for him to be fired.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
  • This proposal led shopkeepers and traders to come out in vehement protest.
    Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 24 Nov. 2019
  • The vehement reaction of some hunters when the subject of Magnum rifles is brought up surprises me a bit.
    Steve Meyer, Alaska Dispatch News, 5 July 2017
  • Here's what to know People both in support and in opposition of the proposal have been vehement in their stances.
    Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Tesla’s Elon Musk has been vehement in his dismissal of the need for lidar and has now even removed radars from US market models.
    Steve Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
  • In 2018, a plan for a homeless shelter at the Great Park was nixed after vehement opposition.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021
  • The vehement defense comes as the company, which went public less than a year ago, is being held accountable in the public purview.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 24 May 2022
  • Per umpiring policy, that led to a warning for the Chanticleers’ entire dugout — to which Schnall raised a vehement objection.
    Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 22 June 2025

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