How to Use vehement in a Sentence

vehement

adjective
  • She was vehement about the need for new safety measures.
  • He issued a vehement denial of the accusation.
  • The proposal has faced vehement opposition from many teachers.
  • And in a twist, some of the most vehement e-bike hate comes from other cyclists.
    — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Takaichi’s remarks were met with an even more vehement response.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
  • De Bruyne was not alone in his vehement criticism of the pitch.
    — SI.com, 8 Oct. 2017
  • Those with a brain for football tend to answer that question with a vehement 'no'.
    — SI.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Also a vehement racist who refused to play against teams with black players.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This proposal led shopkeepers and traders to come out in vehement protest.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Thanks to my vehement approval, she's put a different pair under the tree every year since.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
  • There is vehement disagreement about whether his release was a success or a failure.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Since her final episode, Oh has been vehement in her stance of not playing Cristina again.
    — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Our hosts come out, and McGraw pretends all the vehement cheers are for Meacham.
    — Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 22 July 2019
  • But news of his death also stoked a vehement debate on social media about whether there should be a state funeral.
    — Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Luther’s attacks on the Catholic Church, clergy and monks quickly grew more vehement.
    — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • They were greeted with vehement protest from legislators loath to see cities in their districts lose control of their ports.
    — Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2021
  • This month, the rhetoric became more vehement even as the foundation stepped up its public outreach efforts.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2024
  • On the whole, reactions to the film were so vehement that some wondered if the movie was too controversial to be released at all.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 6 Dec. 2018
  • Mills added, to Swift's vehement objection.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Over the course of Episode 2, he’s gone from a vehement non-believer to a curious convert.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
  • A couple hours later, Close released a vehement denial of the story through his agency.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022
  • Block, a vehement crypto skeptic, has spent the past 18 months doing forensic blockchain research.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The most vehement opposition to bail reform has come from the bail industry, which wants to protect its bottom line.
    — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2018
  • Though united in vehement opposition to the president, Democrats do not speak with one voice.
    — Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 26 June 2017
  • The vehement defense comes as the company, which went public less than a year ago, is being held accountable in the public purview.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 24 May 2022
  • The vehement reaction of some hunters when the subject of Magnum rifles is brought up surprises me a bit.
    — Steve Meyer, Alaska Dispatch News, 5 July 2017
  • The more vehement the exclamation, the more intense the feeling inspired by its object.
    — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The loss was heavily marred by a number of pitch invasions, vehement protests against the club's board and general fan unrest.
    — SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Here's what to know People both in support and in opposition of the proposal have been vehement in their stances.
    — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Harrison has faced vehement backlash from Dallas fans in the aftermath of the trade, with many calling for him to be fired.
    — Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025

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