How to Use strident in a Sentence

strident

adjective
  • The strident tone in his voice revealed his anger.
  • Bong could have been more strident in his social critique but hasn’t.
    — Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Lee doesn't pull any punches on either side, and the film can feel strident at times.
    — Elliott Smith, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • After three decades of strident, self-righteous hypocrisy, that part of the game is over.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2021
  • That might have been an audacious move in a film less strident and more subtle.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Her resilience has a heartfelt core that keeps her from seeming too shrill or strident.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Feb. 2023
  • But not all were thrilled; some found Jonas too strident or eccentric.
    — New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022
  • In large-scale works his sound was typically strident and bold.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2021
  • Being the lead singer of a strident rock band has virtues both public and personal.
    — Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Get it right before Mars issues a strident call to wake up and smell the coffee.
    — SFChronicle.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Drayton Farley’s latest record may throw some of his most strident fans for a loop.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But there is another faith now, a strident faith, that of the left and anyone who stands in its way is to be marked.
    — John Kass, Alaska Dispatch News, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Not all ranchers are as strident as McIrvin, and many struggle over what to do.
    — Josh Adler, National Geographic, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Trump and Vance will be strident and polarizing in their rhetoric.
    — Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
  • In the first piece, Belcher takes a strident approach, with deep feeling and flow.
    — Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
  • Trump's frustration with Shulkin appears to be the most strident.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Yeah, there’s a good debate to be had on this, but this group has already come out strident and ridiculous instead of.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Cannadine’s life of the strident and indomitable prime minister is quick as a sprint and a joy to read.
    — David Cannadine, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2017
  • His wife, a gun training instructor, is more strident in her views and has come more often to observe.
    — Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2022
  • But for an even more strident variation of the theme, look to recent events in Turkey.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2017
  • These three grow increasingly cartoonish and strident over the course of the opera.
    — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 18 June 2019
  • Mion emerged from the hiding spot the following morning to find the strident sounds of war replaced with the sweet smell of cake.
    — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The strident tone from the Fed boss set off alarm bells on Wall Street, and stocks dropped during the speech.
    — Charles Riley, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The sound of Washington might be the cheery chime of a closing Metro door or the strident chant of a protest march.
    — Washington Post, 20 July 2021
  • Frank Schubert’s strident views put his sister, who is gay and the mother of two sons, in a tough position.
    — Hannah Wileystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022
  • Obama's endorsement of Biden on Wednesday was more strident than in the past.
    — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Despite the strident protestations of Democrats, there is no sign Tata will be leaving.
    — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2020
  • And Olson, like Newsom, could be overly strident in pursuit of it.
    — Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
  • The refrain was thought at the time to be an unusually strident attack on an opponent.
    — Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 21 July 2025
  • Virginia Tech likes to muddy games around strident defense and inside action.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026

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