discrediting

Example Sentences

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Not to do so is to outsource the right’s self-definition to the most vile and discrediting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

In her claim, Crowley alleges Bass and her subordinates have conducted a “public smear campaign aimed at discrediting Crowley’s character and decades of service,” following her dismissal.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

And this is why discrediting whistleblowers works so well.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2024

The defence’s best chance at winning was discrediting Cohen, a star witness.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

The discrediting of witnesses can be a highly effective tactic, and Quintilian observes that it can be done against whole categories of witnesses, as well as against individuals.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith