We all looked up when we heard the strident sound of the rusty gate opening. From LearnThat.org.
strident demands. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
They said they support religious freedom and want to push back against what they called the strident tone of some of the critics. From Wordnik.com. [Pirates! Man your Women!] Reference
Maybe something more strident is ultimately called for. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Dollar Dollar Bill] Reference
Any woman who speaks up can be called strident or shrill. From Wordnik.com. [Muti] Reference
The voices that would deny it ever took place remain strident. From Wordnik.com. ["Life is" not "Beautiful"] Reference
He looks rather strident, which is basically what I think they want. From Wordnik.com. [Great Moments In Political Photography] Reference
To some, teacher unions are called strident opponents of teacher merit pay. From Wordnik.com. [Examiner California Headlines] Reference
Tong, who has no ties to Cuban exile groups, is described as a strident anticommunist. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: Nuclear Weapons - January 2, 2000] Reference
Arvo Pärt's Passio was dissonant and strident, which is purposeful and appropriate for what it is. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Tribeca, 4/27.] Reference
"Man the boats!" called a strident voice, and there was a running of ropes over pulleys, a creaking and a splashing not far away. From Wordnik.com. [Queensland Cousins] Reference
Have you ever heard that word "strident" applied to a man?. From Wordnik.com. [predictable] Reference
Anyway, you characterized my letter to Marvel as "strident". From Wordnik.com. [Steve Gerber, the Son of Satan, and Evil | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference
When's the last time you heard a man described as "strident"?. From Wordnik.com. [Why I won't be stepping onto the High Court (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
Former BP CEO criticises "strident" media at Cambridge Union appearance Varsity. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Hayward, Former BP CEO, Addresses Cambridge Union, Says More Dumb Things] Reference
Smells like the same old sexist BS ... women are "strident", men are "assertive.". From Wordnik.com. [Why I won't be stepping onto the High Court (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
CBS then waged a "strident" defense rather than probe the heart of the matter, it said. From Wordnik.com. [From On High] Reference
This kind of strident Beckism flies in the face of generations of northeastern reasonableness. From Wordnik.com. [Jay Michaelson: The End of Rockefeller Republicanism: Dispatch From Putnam County, New York] Reference
And we certainly won't see the kind of strident opposition we've seen with gays in the military. From Wordnik.com. [Pentagon Moves To Lift Ban On Women In Subs] Reference
"I hate the words 'strident' or 'combative'," she says, having just heard both used to describe her. From Wordnik.com. ['I Have Strong Opinions'] Reference
He referred to them at various times as "strident," "an extremist," and my personal favorite, "wrong, wrong, and wrong again.". From Wordnik.com. [May 2004] Reference
Finally, while this post might be considered a bit "strident," I have a hard time understanding how our book is "strident" in places. From Wordnik.com. [Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog:] Reference
KURTZ: To some degree, aren't you descending to the kind of strident tone that people like Ann Coulter use, people who you are criticizing?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2003] Reference
Excessively "strident" commercials will become illegal. From Wordnik.com. [TV Technology] Reference
Does "strident" ever get applied to anything a man does?. From Wordnik.com. [National Catholic Reporter] Reference
I wonder if a male justice would be regularly described as "strident" and "vocal"?. From Wordnik.com. [Feministe] Reference
The example above of the media's use of the word "strident" illustrates an important point. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine Blogs aggregator] Reference
It was evident long before he sent the kind of strident text messages to his father - saying that he had found. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
It was evident long before he sent the kind of strident text messages to his father -- saying that he had found. From Wordnik.com. [post-gazette.com - News] Reference
To lure audiences, commentary has become more strident. From Wordnik.com. [Book Excerpt: 'Untruth: Why The Conventional Wisdom Is (Almost Always) Wrong'] Reference
Lately, Bush's rhetoric has been particularly strident. From Wordnik.com. [Bush's No-Risk Policy] Reference
But Thompson is a different figure from the strident D'Amato. From Wordnik.com. [The Role Of A Lifetime] Reference
They sound strident, while the Wurgels come off as defensive. From Wordnik.com. [Color Us Impressed] Reference
Giuliani's moralism became increasingly strident in his second term as mayor. From Wordnik.com. [Growing Up Giuliani] Reference
The odd thing is that the headscarf's most strident opponents are secular women. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting the Veil] Reference
This emerging group looks askance at the strident rhetoric of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. From Wordnik.com. [Time To Change Tacks On Iran] Reference
From my perspective, I don't want to hit people over the head with it or be strident about it. From Wordnik.com. [Melody Riot] Reference
The most strident and unorthodox new voice was Gill, a former banker and freelance archeologist. From Wordnik.com. [Fall Of The Mayans] Reference
The strident conservative message from Houston "destroyed Bush's standing with suburban voters who support a kinder, gentler approach.". From Wordnik.com. [Let the Blame Game Begin] Reference
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