calumny

Example Sentences

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Months later, the Vatican accuses Vigano of calumny.

From Reuters • Mar. 10, 2023

And Jones spreads his disgusting calumny to attract an audience so that he can make a fortune by hooking them on the snake oil supplements he sells on his show.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Perhaps even more mind-boggling: Thompson’s initial note to Graham is a case study in calumny.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2022

Rhetorical flourish is par for the course in these speeches, but no previous convention in modern times has seen such endless regurgitation of pure calumny.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2020

Jefferson was guilty of “the blackest calumny and foulest falsehoods” during that bitter campaign.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis