How to Use verbal in a Sentence

verbal

adjective
  • He scored well on the verbal section of the test.
  • They had a verbal exchange.
  • We gave only verbal instructions.
  • There’s no such thing as a verbal no-movement clause.
    — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • That doesn't mean the verbal attacks haven't stung.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • All built on a handshake and a verbal promise.
    — Brandon Busteed, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The 20-year-old is non-verbal and bound to a wheelchair.
    — Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Watson stopped and got out of his car, gave the man verbal commands to drop his gun.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 May 2026
  • Do not rely on vague verbal agreements.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • One of the officers gave verbal commands for the teen to come out of the home.
    — Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Omar has been the target of verbal attacks from Trump for years.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The reports say the group formed an L shape, and gave verbal commands.
    — Hilary Beaumont, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Beware of low bids, estimates made over the phone or verbal quotes.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The driver turned with a can of Mace and sprayed not his verbal assailant but me.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • His daughter knows this tale well — and his fondness for verbal sparring.
    — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • His verbal clashes with the president this year didn’t end there.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Offset is the ne plus ultra of verbal polish.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
  • That's when his age showed in physical and verbal stumbles.
    — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That’s when his age showed in physical and verbal stumbles.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • However, there seem to be some verbal agreements in place.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Use your verbal talents today to make things happen!
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Eight thousand verbal assaults on them.
    — ABC News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Now almost 12, Gideon is non-verbal.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Miller said her children are high-functioning and verbal.
    — Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The other man got out and the men got into a verbal confrontation.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The key for buyers is not to rely on verbal assurances alone.
    — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
  • But Auschwitz had also left its mark on his diction—a sort of verbal tattoo.
    — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • But worse than the poverty was the verbal and physical abuse from his father.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The stranger then began his verbal barrage and tore off part of the rabbi’s clothing.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Although a will was in place, there was only a verbal discussion about what to do with the house.
    — Ronny Maye, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025

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