Wondering how to use Harangue in a sentence? Below are 9 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as rant or ranting.
Harangue meaning
- An impassioned, disputatious public speech.
- A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.
Synonyms of Harangue
Using Harangue
- The main meaning on this page is: An impassioned, disputatious public speech. | A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.
- Useful related words include: rant, ranting, declamation, address.
- In the example corpus, harangue often appears in combinations such as: to harangue.
Context around Harangue
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Harangue
- In this selection, "harangue" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, semitic, defending, operators and calling stand out and add context to how "harangue" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 911 to harangue operators possibly and anti semitic harangue calling for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "harangue" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with harangue
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The harangue was emblematic of Giuliani's escalating public appearances in recent weeks. (13 words)
Trumps take on debate, is it's an occasion to bicker, disparage and harangue. (14 words)
As Opposition MLAs insisted on a fresh resolution, the tempestuous leader launched into a harangue, defending her stance and declaring she will not attend the meeting called by Gandhi. (29 words)
Unhelpfully, members of Congress held hearings in the fall to harangue the presidents of Harvard, MIT and Penn for hours until they unwisely said that is important in determining whether a call for genocide of Jews would violate their schools’ rules. (41 words)
That the charter of Hamas is an anti-Semitic harangue calling for the violent destruction of Israel and the expulsion of Jews from the land is somehow a non-issue, or ignored and irrelevant. (34 words)
For complaints about noise, Torontonians are asked to call 311. The idea that people would clog 911 to harangue operators, possibly as the child herself was crying or even dying, seems unreal. (32 words)
Example sentences (9)
Unhelpfully, members of Congress held hearings in the fall to harangue the presidents of Harvard, MIT and Penn for hours until they unwisely said that is important in determining whether a call for genocide of Jews would violate their schools’ rules.
As Opposition MLAs insisted on a fresh resolution, the tempestuous leader launched into a harangue, defending her stance and declaring she will not attend the meeting called by Gandhi.
Mutendi also took time to harangue those who have criticised the government for blowing billions of taxpayers’ money through loans to politicians, clerics and other loyalists to the ruling party.
For complaints about noise, Torontonians are asked to call 311. The idea that people would clog 911 to harangue operators, possibly as the child herself was crying or even dying, seems unreal.
The harangue was emblematic of Giuliani's escalating public appearances in recent weeks.
Trumps take on debate, is it's an occasion to bicker, disparage and harangue.
That the charter of Hamas is an anti-Semitic harangue calling for the violent destruction of Israel and the expulsion of Jews from the land is somehow a non-issue, or ignored and irrelevant.
On the way to the holding cell the two young men were followed by a large crowd, whom Arthur lost no opportunity to harangue, even though they understood only German.
Summoning them on the spot he transformed the crowd into an authoritative legislative assembly and began to harangue them in one of the more noted and effective speeches of ancient Rome.
Common combinations with harangue
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to harangue 5×