How to Use verbosity in a Sentence
verbosity
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His verbosity has become a point of contention.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
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This working prompt injection came only after much trial and error, explaining the verbosity and the detail in it.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Clarity In the AI era, verbosity is free and clarity is expensive.
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Ankur Shah,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The truth is, there is rarely a Merritt Wever or an Adrien Brody in awards speeches—extreme cases of brevity or verbosity that stun both those in the room and at home.
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Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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The previous record-holder was President Clinton, famously known for his Southern-twang verbosity.
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Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Her drawl, verbosity, and avant-garde black-and-white outfits were immediately embedded in popular culture; O’Hara won an Emmy for the role.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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That’s at least partly because while Keaton’s characters might have been amused by the brainy verbosity and self-effacing neuroses of Allen’s alter egos, she was never intimidated or outmatched by them.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Director Scott Ellis understands all this and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.
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Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Director Scott Ellis understands all this, and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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