: 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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Instead of pushing or trash talking in response to Bonner’s tirade, Cunningham simply pointed her finger directly at Bonner from a few feet away for over 22 seconds.
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Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee once put it this way about why some golfer tirades add character while others are despised.
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Brody Miller,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Lion was taken into custody early Saturday morning in the Palisades after what a neighbor described as antisemitic tirades.
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Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Rambling usually ignores it when Dean Cain posts one of his tirades against liberal Hollywood.
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Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee once put it this way about why some golfer tirades add character while others are despised.
—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Lion was taken into custody early Saturday morning in the Palisades after what a neighbor described as antisemitic tirades.
—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Rambling usually ignores it when Dean Cain posts one of his tirades against liberal Hollywood.
—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tirade. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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