How to Use rhetoric in a Sentence

rhetoric

noun

• But with every first comes the rhetoric of hope and change.
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 1 Feb. 2022
• The rhetoric from the right has continued to ratchet up.
  — David Gilbert, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
• The turnout was light, but the rhetoric was just as passionate.
  — Luke Money, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2020
• And in the wake of the developments, both sides have ramped up the rhetoric.
  — David Rising, Star Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021
• And, often, this rhetoric around tough on crime is the first tack.
  — ABC News, 19 Dec. 2021
• Whether that is true or just fall camp rhetoric remains to be seen.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
• But the rhetoric in the crowds at protests in April and May was heated.
  — New York Times, 9 Jan. 2021
• All of that was seen in the past week of political rhetoric.
  — Hope Yen, The Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2019
• The problem with that kind of rhetoric is that a public square is governed by the state.
  — Washington Post, 6 May 2022
• But her rhetoric can be just as bilious, if not more so.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
• Meanwhile, the gun control rhetoric has helped to push gun sales to record heights.
  — Aaron Smith, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
• The heated rhetoric is part of a larger fight over oil drilling and climate change.
  — Matthew Daly, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
• De Niro has been known for his fiery rhetoric against Trump.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• The dearth of action being taken to confront these threats have not lived up to the rhetoric.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 22 June 2021
• The rhetoric from Russia is that it’s the one being threatened.
  — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021
• Stoltenberg would have been so certain in their rhetoric about the enlargement.
  — Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022
• There was a lot of rhetoric about people who were being outed.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2018
• But with so much at stake in this election, this kind of rhetoric was inevitable.
  — Luke McGee, CNN, 6 Nov. 2019
• Trump’s rhetoric around science may be contributing to the split.
  — Victoria Knight, Quartz, 3 Nov. 2020
• There’s a lot of tough rhetoric that makes the road to a middle ground — if there is one — tough to find.
  — Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 July 2018
• And some of his policies have advanced beyond that rhetoric.
  — Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2021
• Some of the rhetoric coming from Labour has been concerning.
  — Svenja O'Donnell, Bloomberg.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• Despite the rhetoric about labor shortages, there are not enough jobs to go around.
  — Sarah Damaske, Time, 7 July 2021
• So, the ‘overwrought rhetoric about book banning has no place’ in this case.
  — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2022
• This is all just rhetoric to convince ourselves to be selfish.
  — Josh Kun, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
• We’re being asked to tone down the rhetoric in our press, and that is BS.
  — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 10 June 2020
• The rhetoric on both sides is fierce, but the paths are remarkably parallel.
  — Terri R. Kurtzberg, Fortune, 30 May 2023
• That search set off a wave of angry and violent rhetoric online.
  — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
• Seems to me that kind of broad-brush rhetoric is far more offensive than mocking a spice blend.
  — David Harsanyi, National Review, 24 Aug. 2021
• Such is the rhetoric that has been utilized with previous rosters.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024