vehementin a sentence
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She was vehement in her defense of her friend, insisting that he was innocent.vehement = forceful or intense
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The politician’s vehement speech stirred up strong emotions in the crowd.
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I looked up, and his face was vehement. (source)vehement = intense
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As soon as I arrived I made an attempt to find my host, but the two or three people of whom I asked his whereabouts stared at me in such an amazed way, and denied so vehemently any knowledge of his movements, that I slunk off in the direction of the cocktail table — the only place in the garden where a single man could linger without looking purposeless and alone. (source)vehemently = forcefully or intensely
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It was so vehement and prolific.† (source)
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She could be so vehement at times and, yet, when everything had been put her way, so gentle and accommodating and radiating certainty that the world was in order.† (source)
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This was the wrong response: the more vehemently you deny such things, the more they are believed.† (source)
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His vehemence startled me.† (source)
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Undeterred, she took advantage of their silence to maintain an uninterrupted flow of dire warnings, all uttered under her breath in a vehement hiss that caused Seamus to waste five whole minutes checking his cauldron for leaks.† (source)
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Would it apply well to the vehemency of your affection, that I should win what you would enjoy?† (source)
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He had been overvehement, had tried to prove too much.† (source)standard prefix: The prefix "over-" in overvehement means excessively. This is the same pattern as seen in words like overconfident, overemphasize, and overstimulate.
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Paul pouted and shook his head vehemently.† (source)
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"Well," I said, surprised at her vehemence, though maybe I shouldn't have been.† (source)
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Big Emma was vehement.† (source)
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If they shall chance, In charging you with matters, to commit you, The best persuasions to the contrary Fail not to use, and with what vehemency The occasion shall instruct you.† (source)
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Their father argued, but not too vehemently, and in the end, everyone agreed that the punishment had been perhaps harsh but fair.† (source)
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