maligning
Example Sentences
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I am in no way maligning Tracey’s question, though.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024
The 50-year-old journalist was living in Kenya to avoid arrest at home on charges of maligning the powerful military.
From Washington Times • May 25, 2023
FBI and Justice Department policy cautions against discussing ongoing investigations, both to protect the integrity of the inquiries and to avoid unfairly maligning someone who is being scrutinized but winds up ultimately not being charged.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022
And when they lead harassment campaigns, they pick their targets wisely — often maligning public figures rather than private citizens, which gives them broader speech protections under the First Amendment.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2022
The scholars, unbreeched little rogues, have an advantage over their teacher, and in the playground talk the tongue of the Celt invariably, and may be maligning him for all he knows.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner
