: 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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Indeed, Ye has been something of an outcast in the mainstream entertainment industry since a series of antisemitic and racist tirades in 2022, culminating in the release of a swastika T-shirt via his Yeezy brand.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Of course, at the heart of it was the man himself, a deeply polarizing music icon whose years-long tirades against everyone from Jewish people to his peers tainted a legacy that once seemed unimpeachable.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
Throughout the show, Ye worked out his stage hiccups in real time without launching into a tirade.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
In the years since, his baseless tirades have continued in public.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Of course, at the heart of it was the man himself, a deeply polarizing music icon whose years-long tirades against everyone from Jewish people to his peers tainted a legacy that once seemed unimpeachable.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
Throughout the show, Ye worked out his stage hiccups in real time without launching into a tirade.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
In the years since, his baseless tirades have continued in public.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 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 15 Apr. 2026.
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