How to Use harangue in a Sentence

harangue

1 of 2 noun
Definition of haranguenext
Synonyms for haranguenext
  • He delivered a long harangue about the evils of popular culture.
  • But his go-back-where-you-came-from harangue tears it for me.
    — Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 15 July 2019
  • After his cousin’s harangue, Martin agreed, and the Walkmen were born.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2022
  • When there is a diplomat to harangue in London, Abdelgalil does it.
    — Justin Lynch, The New Republic, 18 June 2019
  • The result has been a policy with all the appeal of a moral principle and all the effectiveness of a tired harangue.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 4 July 2023
  • After a few days of Trump’s harangues, the Mexican government stepped in.
    — Dara Lind, Vox, 30 Apr. 2018
  • And his first public address is not the warm greeting the crowd in St. Peter’s Square hopes for, but a terrifying harangue.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2017
  • As always, my best suggestion is to stay out of it—don’t go on Twitter and harass or harangue anyone.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 June 2021
  • Just a few seconds on the receiving end of a harangue from such a fellow, whether at a surf break or the crag or the skin track, is enough to ruin an otherwise lovely day.
    — Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2021
  • In one regrettable case, a harangue by a good ol’ boy is presented verbatim for pages.
    — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2017
  • This could have been his last hurrah, or more appropriately, his last harangue.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Like Blake, Janina sees herself as a prophetic figure and is always ready with an outsider-y harangue.
    — Rachel Riederer, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Let’s set aside complaints about women’s physical voices — such as the prevalence of uptalk or vocal fry — as that’s a harangue for another time.
    — Kory Stamper, The Cut, 29 Jan. 2018
  • His harangue offered echoes of a policy long recommended by the Knight Commission.
    — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2017
  • They have been known to harangue lawmakers over any criticism in the press and reporters for offenses as unforgivable as not placing quotes from the governor high enough in their stories.
    — New York Times, 13 Apr. 2021
  • But McKay’s movies are not particularly pointed in their satire and, as time has gone on, have increasingly settled into their preferred form of a harangue.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Before Miami Joe and the crew arrived at Carney’s Furniture, there was time for monologues that ranged in tenor between condemnation and harangue.
    — Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • She was hanged just outside the old jail in Westminster and her restless soul is reported to roam the area and upon occasion attend public meetings and harangue folks incessantly.
    — Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 18 Oct. 2019
  • In Putin’s incendiary harangue announcing the invasion last week, one ominous sentence from the Russian leader threatened more than Ukraine.
    — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Devin Wade powerfully plays Charlie as an entitled teen who explodes in a high-pitched, raging 10-minute harangue on the evils of affirmative action that’s both stunning and exhausting to watch.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Interesting candidates Lindsey harps and harangues about the importance of depth.
    — Don Norcross, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • What solidified our resolve to buy and hold GameStop was how institutional investors reacted to our score, taking to Twitter and financial news programs to harangue and mock us.
    — Anonymous, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2021
  • Remember, people who habitually harangue others are used to being cut off, and won’t see you as uniquely impolite.
    — Robin Abrahams, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The book, about a man who discovers Anne Frank hiding in his country-house attic, struggling to write a follow-up to her bestselling diaries, is a gloriously cathartic harangue about Judaism’s persecution...
    — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Unfortunately, the word that Warner Bros. has had trouble inserting into some print ads also applies to this didactic, static harangue.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2017
  • Defense attorneys pointed out that during Christian’s harangue, TriMet surveillance video showed Christian looking directly at the girls for only 31 seconds.
    — oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2020
  • The loquacious San Francisco 49ers' cornerback always has a thought, opinion, retort, reply, instinct or handy harangue regarding just about anything.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Cycling at predictable intervals between Keith’s long, interior harangues and his brief, prickly interactions with the director, the play acquires a ticktock rhythm that prevents the buildup of momentum.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2019
  • President Trump’s harangues against the American news media appear to have inspired a new genre of commentary in China’s state media, whose propagandists spiced up social media posts and news articles with Trumpian flourishes this week.
    — Javier C. HernÁndez, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2017
  • These children do not hesitate to plead, guilt, harangue, bully or physically intimidate.
    — Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2022
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harangue

2 of 2 verb
  • He harangued us for hours about the evils of popular culture.
  • Brenda continues to harangue Allen, who yells at her to shut up and smacks her in the face.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 May 2022
  • Trump harangued Durham along the way, asking about the lack of criminal charges.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 15 May 2023
  • In the doc, Blume recounts her appearance on an episode of Crossfire when she was harangued by Pat Buchanan.
    — Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
  • Larry would call, again and again, haranguing me for not writing enough about AIDS.
    — Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 28 May 2020
  • From there, Jen continues to harangue Lisa, blaming her for things that Meredith has said and done.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Protesters first showed up on Nov. 24, banging on pots to harangue Garcetti.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Roberts suspects that those who once harangued them as children don’t want the evidence displayed.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • As Trump harangued Nielsen for more than 30 minutes in front of the Cabinet this month, other aides grimaced and fidgeted.
    — Josh Dawsey and Nick Miroff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2018
  • The former prime minister says that he is often harangued in the street by people who blame him for the chaos that the referendum created.
    — The Economist, 18 Sep. 2019
  • An agent might do the same thing, but an agent might also understand why little Johnny isn’t getting playing time and avoid haranguing the coach.
    — SI.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • White citizens began gathering in the courthouse square, where Kasper harangued them about their right to ignore Brown.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • At a recent public meeting convened by the Council to discuss the boar issue, hundreds of residents showed up to harangue her for three hours.
    — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Yes, the man who will spend the next week haranguing about threats to democracy seems to be doing an exceptional job of preventing it in his own party.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Striking a balance between the desire of everyday people not to be harangued in public and rights of haranguers is often tricky.
    — Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Those who decide to voluntarily leave ahead of a storm should be respected, not harangued.
    — The Editorial Board, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Activists around the country have followed the guide’s advice, packing town hall meetings and haranguing members of Congress.
    — Casey Tolan, The Mercury News, 13 May 2017
  • In case Vellend didn’t get the message, a fellow scientist has gone even further and repeatedly harangued him by email.
    — Keith Kloor, Slate Magazine, 17 Aug. 2017
  • But as China gets richer, and as more young professionals dread the idea of going home to be harangued about still being single, many people opt out of the spring movement by going abroad.
    — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2020
  • The game centers on a young woman named Kay who traverses a strange world overrun by the sea as she is harassed and harangued by monstrous creatures that question her self-worth and fortitude.
    — Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2019
  • The ominous tension of the film hinges on Haley Joel Osment's moving performance as a sweet, scared kid who is relentlessly harangued by dead people.
    — Joyce Bautista Ferrari, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Vonn was pummeled by Trump supporters on social media and harangued by Trump-leaning media.
    — Tim Layden, SI.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Online social media accounts believed to be linked to the church also have harangued reporters covering the case since the initial proceedings last year.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
  • To his relief, there are no parents haranguing umpires or arguing calls.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • His father harangued him to become a doctor, while the younger Alpert expressed interest in psychology.
    — Bart Barnes, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
  • His father harangued him to become a doctor, while the younger Dr. Alpert expressed interest in psychology.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
  • During the workweek, the acrid haze of tear gas would clear and life moved on, though the revolutionary graffiti haranguing the Communist Party of China lingered.
    — Laignee Barron/hong Kong, Time, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Their performances this season will be scrutinized, harangued on social media and mocked.
    — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Emmett said that as much as residents harangue him to include funds for the reservoirs in the bond, the federal government, and not Harris County owns and operates Addicks and Barker.
    — Zach Despart, Houston Chronicle, 30 May 2018
  • Instead, Trump harangued European leaders for letting in refugees and for not meeting the 2 percent defense-spending target.
    — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 27 May 2017

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