brimstone
noun
brim·stone
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Definition of brimstone
: sulfur
Examples of brimstone in a Sentence
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Johnson was soft-spoken, not a fire-and-brimstone captain. — Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, "Greg Johnson, who played for Nashville Predators and three other NHL teams, dies at 48," 2 July 2019 Even the fire-and-brimstone preacher and the gay server were friends by the end. — Sunset, "Your Biggest Thanksgiving Disasters, Shared," 22 Jan. 2018 In addition to Fountain, whose galvanizing singing soars and roars with fire-and-brimstone intensity, the Blind Boys boast equally gifted vocal dynamos in Jimmy Carter, George Scott and Johnny Fields. — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Blind Boys' vocal legend Clarence Fountain, dead at 88, remembered in his own inimitable words," 6 June 2018 David Jadlocki, a pastor, gave a fire-and-brimstone sermon. — Livia Gershon, Longreads, "The Prosperity Plea," 30 May 2018 Sadr’s communications team tweets out his latest edicts, which are more likely to contain anodyne pronouncements about political coalition building rather than fire-and-brimstone warnings against American meddling. — Thanassis Cambanis, BostonGlobe.com, "How did Iraq’s Moqtada al-Sadr become a statesman? People just got used to him," 26 May 2018 With Harry Dean Stanton, Amy Wright, Daniel Shor, Ned Beatty, and Huston himself as the hero's fire-and-brimstone grandfather. — Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, "Books / Crime / Film / Moviegoing / On Video / Television John Huston, FilmStruck's Director of the Week, had a way with actors," 23 May 2018 Through hell, fire, and brimstone, Glenn Jacobs captured last week’s Republican mayoral primary election in Knox County, Tennessee. — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, "Kane on Winning Primary Election: ‘It Was Humbling That People Placed Their Faith and Trust in Me’," 10 May 2018 The tenderness of the central section (lovely solo clarinet playing from Stephen Williamson) stood in welcome relief against the surrounding symphonic hellfire-and-brimstone. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Muti, CSO draw convincing contrasts in music of Debussy and Tchaikovsky," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'brimstone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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brimstone
noun
brim·stone
| \ ˈbrim-ˌstōn
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Medical Definition of brimstone
: sulfur
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