How to Use verbal in a Sentence

verbal

adjective

• He scored well on the verbal section of the test.
• They had a verbal exchange.
• We gave only verbal instructions.
• The reports say the group formed an L shape, and gave verbal commands.
  — Hilary Beaumont, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
• The stranger then began his verbal barrage and tore off part of the rabbi’s clothing.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
• Video footage shows Pickett in a verbal exchange with boaters after asking them to make way for the riverboat.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
• But the value of the verbal takedown is maybe best shown by the people who are uncomfortable in the big leagues of maligning.
  — Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
• More than once, Sanders cut off a reporter mid-question to deliver a verbal barrage of I told-you-sos.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
• The two have since traded verbal jabs on social media and in interviews.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
• The speech models that power Alexa’s verbal skills have been growing more advanced in recent years.
  — Bernhard Warner, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
• If there is a verbal or written agreement, try addressing it with HR.
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
• During a stop at a red light, the driver of an ATV and the driver of a red sedan appear to become involved in a verbal altercation.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023
• Life often isn’t pretty, and among the artist’s jobs is to reflect this fact, and maybe relate it with verbal dexterity over a hard beat.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024
• The developer made a verbal agreement for a screening wall.
  — Susan McFarland, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
• In a statement, Petersburg police said shots were fired among what appeared to be a group of men in a verbal argument.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
• Heard accused Depp of verbal and physical abuse, but the pair later settled their divorce out of court.
  — Joy Ashford, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
• My bamboo sieve of soba noodles comes with a set of verbal instructions.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
• The hosts went on to discuss the judge's decision to impose a gag order preventing any verbal attacks by Trump against court staff.
  — Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2023
• Once Eric Kendricks backed out of a verbal deal and defected to Dallas, the 49ers’ search for a starting-caliber linebacker led them elsewhere.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
• Pinegar and the other witness approached the truck and got into a verbal argument with Battle.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024
• Geissler made a verbal agreement for Makate to get 15% cut of any revenue from the concept, which Vodacom has argued he was not empowered to do.
  — Toby Shapshak, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• The request to Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has been the subject of some of Trump’s verbal assaults, brought to a head the simmering issue of the former president’s online statements.
  — Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
• Here's a closer look at some of the most notable verbal fireworks and political disputes.
  — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2023
• Like how Ishmael and Poppy were verbal and high-functioning.
  — Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• Davies has a verbal agreement to join Real Madrid either this summer or next according to The Athletic.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• At Thursday’s practice, the first one of training camp, Rodgers did plenty of teaching and correcting as players worked on hand signals and verbal cues at the line of scrimmage.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
• But when Finley gave her verbal pledge to the Volunteers in January, everything felt right.
  — Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
• Amid the verbal sophistry of recent months, it’s become increasingly clear that actions speak far louder.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
• Such a goal makes one wonder how Gallagher considers where his mission fits into the verbal airstrike launched this weekend by the current head of his party.
  — TIME, 13 Feb. 2024
• The company, which has nearly 3,000 stores peppered around across the U.K., is seeing an uptick in cases of verbal and physical abuse at store workers.
  — Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024