Example Sentences

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At times, the attorney cut Starr off when he was filibustering.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2019

The novelty this time is that he was filibustering his own proposal.

From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2012

Thus, two months ago, when he was filibustering against the anti-lynching bill, Alabama's Senator Bankhead effectively tied up Senate proceedings for a whole afternoon without speaking more than 500 words.

From Time Magazine Archive