: 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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Publishing such a tirade, as everyone knew, was tantamount to political self-destruction.
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Jones rejected his plea deal on July 2, 2024, for being too lenient for stalking and shooting a woman 4-5 times in November 2022, which sparked the tirade, court documents allege.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Just this insane profanity-laden tirade that went on and on and on.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
According to Politico, the conversation was nothing but a tirade of insults.
—Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Jones rejected his plea deal on July 2, 2024, for being too lenient for stalking and shooting a woman 4-5 times in November 2022, which sparked the tirade, court documents allege.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Just this insane profanity-laden tirade that went on and on and on.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
According to Politico, the conversation was nothing but a tirade of insults.
—Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 25 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 14 May. 2026.
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