Sentence examples for were verbally from inspiring English sources
adverb
In a verbal manner; with words; by speaking.
- Dumbstruck with joy, she was unable to express herself verbally, but the gratitude in her face was evident to all.
A moment ago you were verbally abusing a spade.
"Female 'targets' were verbally degraded and sometimes physically humiliated.
They were verbally abused by a number of demonstrators who denounced them as "west Brits".
He was with his son, and both were verbally abusive to police.
Several domestic workers said they were verbally abused for inquiring about their wages.
The suit alleges that the two were verbally harassed and intimidated and that their civil rights were violated.
Only days prior, two Muslim mothers pushing strollers were verbally and physically attacked by a woman in Brooklyn.
He said that the six men had not been physically harmed, but that the workers were verbally aggressive at times.
Separate tempo indications, arising first in the 17th century, were verbally expressed; for example, adagio, largo, presto.
The movement quickly escalated; many elderly people and intellectuals not only were verbally attacked but were physically abused.
It was not long before the sides were verbally sparring and scuffles erupted as officers took protesters into custody.
