besmirch

Example Sentences

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Mr Yusuf said that he had never met Gill, and all he knew of him was what he had read in the newspapers, saying his actions should not "besmirch" Reform UK.

From BBC

Politicians in Washington are certainly amoral, but their hands are not merely unclean with dirt, but also incarnadined and besmirched with innocent blood.

From Washington Post

Not that there was a vast conspiracy to falsely besmirch Trump as seeking Russian assistance — that was neither alleged nor proven.

From Washington Post

“The effort to besmirch Cassava Sciences appears endless.”

From New York Times

"Behaviour like that, whether it's at an Old Firm match or any other football match, besmirches that, and it should absolutely be seen as unacceptable."

From BBC