How to Use verbal in a Sentence

verbal

adjective
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  • He scored well on the verbal section of the test.
  • They had a verbal exchange.
  • We gave only verbal instructions.
  • The reports say the group formed an L shape, and gave verbal commands.
    — Hilary Beaumont, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • Video footage shows Pickett in a verbal exchange with boaters after asking them to make way for the riverboat.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
  • But the value of the verbal takedown is maybe best shown by the people who are uncomfortable in the big leagues of maligning.
    — Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
  • More than once, Sanders cut off a reporter mid-question to deliver a verbal barrage of I told-you-sos.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The two have since traded verbal jabs on social media and in interviews.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The speech models that power Alexa’s verbal skills have been growing more advanced in recent years.
    — Bernhard Warner, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
  • If there is a verbal or written agreement, try addressing it with HR.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
  • During a stop at a red light, the driver of an ATV and the driver of a red sedan appear to become involved in a verbal altercation.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Life often isn’t pretty, and among the artist’s jobs is to reflect this fact, and maybe relate it with verbal dexterity over a hard beat.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The developer made a verbal agreement for a screening wall.
    — Susan McFarland, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • In a statement, Petersburg police said shots were fired among what appeared to be a group of men in a verbal argument.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Heard accused Depp of verbal and physical abuse, but the pair later settled their divorce out of court.
    — Joy Ashford, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
  • My bamboo sieve of soba noodles comes with a set of verbal instructions.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The hosts went on to discuss the judge's decision to impose a gag order preventing any verbal attacks by Trump against court staff.
    — Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Once Eric Kendricks backed out of a verbal deal and defected to Dallas, the 49ers’ search for a starting-caliber linebacker led them elsewhere.
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Pinegar and the other witness approached the truck and got into a verbal argument with Battle.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Geissler made a verbal agreement for Makate to get 15% cut of any revenue from the concept, which Vodacom has argued he was not empowered to do.
    — Toby Shapshak, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The request to Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has been the subject of some of Trump’s verbal assaults, brought to a head the simmering issue of the former president’s online statements.
    — Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Here's a closer look at some of the most notable verbal fireworks and political disputes.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Like how Ishmael and Poppy were verbal and high-functioning.
    — Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Davies has a verbal agreement to join Real Madrid either this summer or next according to The Athletic.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • At Thursday’s practice, the first one of training camp, Rodgers did plenty of teaching and correcting as players worked on hand signals and verbal cues at the line of scrimmage.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • But when Finley gave her verbal pledge to the Volunteers in January, everything felt right.
    — Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Amid the verbal sophistry of recent months, it’s become increasingly clear that actions speak far louder.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Such a goal makes one wonder how Gallagher considers where his mission fits into the verbal airstrike launched this weekend by the current head of his party.
    — TIME, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The company, which has nearly 3,000 stores peppered around across the U.K., is seeing an uptick in cases of verbal and physical abuse at store workers.
    — Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2023

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