: 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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A week prior, Ye launched his latest antisemitic and misogynistic tirade on X, dubbing himself a Nazi and praising Hitler.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Vance had clearly long prepared this tirade as a starting gun for the second Trump administration’s bid to refuel populism across Europe.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov has commented on Conor McGregor's angry reaction following his last win, saying that the Irishman's tirades against his family are down to his embarrassment about his submission defeat to Khabib more than six years ago.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
West’s recent social media tirades against Jewish people and on the Censori’s Grammys red carpet moment have placed his behavior in a new light, the law firm representing the plaintiff said in a press release.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Vance had clearly long prepared this tirade as a starting gun for the second Trump administration’s bid to refuel populism across Europe.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov has commented on Conor McGregor's angry reaction following his last win, saying that the Irishman's tirades against his family are down to his embarrassment about his submission defeat to Khabib more than six years ago.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
West’s recent social media tirades against Jewish people and on the Censori’s Grammys red carpet moment have placed his behavior in a new light, the law firm representing the plaintiff said in a press release.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Tirade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tirade. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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