: 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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Trump unleashed a tirade against Pope Leo XIV after the pope delivered an antiwar message, leading John Dolan, the bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, to come to the pope’s defense.
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Ring doorbell captures suspect demanding to know 'where's your daughter' in wild tirade.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Both men regularly bash Trump during their monologues, but the president’s tirade against the Pope left them puzzled to the point of near-speechlessness.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
This comes after last week's post of his evil tirade on Easter and then threatening to kill an entire civilization.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Ring doorbell captures suspect demanding to know 'where's your daughter' in wild tirade.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Both men regularly bash Trump during their monologues, but the president’s tirade against the Pope left them puzzled to the point of near-speechlessness.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
This comes after last week's post of his evil tirade on Easter and then threatening to kill an entire civilization.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tirade. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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