How to Use harangue in a Sentence

harangue

1 of 2 noun
  • 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
  • The three biggest takeaways from Biden’s harangue had nothing to do with the speech itself.
    — Elizabeth Stauffer, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • This could have been his last hurrah, or more appropriately, his last harangue.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • After his cousin’s harangue, Martin agreed, and the Walkmen were born.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • When there is a diplomat to harangue in London, Abdelgalil does it.
    — Justin Lynch, The New Republic, 18 June 2019
  • 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
  • These cantankerous Brooklyn Jews made harangues seem like hugs.
    — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • His harangue offered echoes of a policy long recommended by the Knight Commission.
    — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Interesting candidates Lindsey harps and harangues about the importance of depth.
    — Don Norcross, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • These children do not hesitate to plead, guilt, harangue, bully or physically intimidate.
    — Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • At the center of the opinions and harangues, and often their target, is Asaf Sternheim, a writer and teacher at an unnamed elite university.
    — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Stephen Adly Guirgis, a New York playwright who specializes in urban pressure-cooker dramas, has a gift for writing subway strap-hanger harangues.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • During his Stelter harangue, Bongino — in typical, stream-of-consciouness mode — occasionally had to interrupt himself.
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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
  • To his relief, there are no parents haranguing umpires or arguing calls.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Those who decide to voluntarily leave ahead of a storm should be respected, not harangued.
    — The Editorial Board, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • Larry would call, again and again, haranguing me for not writing enough about AIDS.
    — Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 28 May 2020
  • Their performances this season will be scrutinized, harangued on social media and mocked.
    — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Benatia got a three-month suspension for haranguing a fourth official.
    — Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • On June 4, a caller to Danbury City Hall harangued an aide to the mayor about his grievances.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Philadelphia Phillies fan Drew Feltwell wants people to lay off the woman who harangued him and his son over a home run ball at a game last week.
    — George Ramsay, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • His father harangued him to become a doctor, while the younger Alpert expressed interest in psychology.
    — Bart Barnes, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • Liverpool fans are always on the lookout for potential new stars and are among the most vocal on social media haranguing their board to make various signings.
    — SI.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The idea that wealth cannot be coercive is also the basis of their case for freeing corporations to spend unlimited amounts in politics and harangue their workers.
    — Alex Shephard, New Republic, 27 June 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
  • About three dozen people showed up at last week’s council meeting and spent more than hour haranguing council members during public comment before briefly shutting down the proceeding with a group chant.
    — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 15 Oct. 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.
    — Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire, 21 Sep. 2020
  • There are, unfortunately, far too many examples of women who marry high-profile figures only to be harangued for expressing anything other than gratitude and graciousness.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Tuesday’s report is likely to be viewed favorably by the president, who has spent the past months haranguing Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
  • 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

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