Example sentences for: apoplectic

How can you use “apoplectic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Now, it is Republicans who are apoplectic about a much less compelling incident, the Clinton administration's failure to relay its knowledge that Iran was secretly arming the Bosnian Muslims.

  • The next time you encounter an apoplectic latecomer, just say, "Lucky you!

  • However, a few times the owners have arrived while I'm emptying the machine, and they have been apoplectic!

  • That bit of hysteria aside, it's not hard to imagine Safire and the Journal waxing apoplectic if the attorney general had asked for a private meeting to warn the president.

  • Critics call this depressing coke-fueled vision of '80s Hollywood lowlifes more an actors' showcase than a drama: It's "a tedious circus of apoplectic speeches and explosive thespian snit fits" (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly ). Sean Penn and Kevin Spacey both give keen performances as strung-out movie-biz sharks, but most of the film is just talk (it was adapted from David Rabe's play), with a few bits of sex and violence the only action.


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