: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
And baseball has just tirades and just screaming at each other in the middle.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where NASCAR mom Natalie Decker revs engines again for the first time since her Hall of Fame radio tirade last month.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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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.
—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
And baseball has just tirades and just screaming at each other in the middle.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where NASCAR mom Natalie Decker revs engines again for the first time since her Hall of Fame radio tirade last month.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tirade
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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tirade. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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