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

“I think he could have handled this very differently and better than he did. But that’s not to suggest that it should besmirch him or muddy his name.”

From Los Angeles Times

Bowers, like many other public servants, was buried in digital hatred: tens of thousands of hideous emails, voice mails and texts that besmirched his patriotism or promised him injury or execution.

From Washington Post

“She’s calling everyone I know and besmirching my name,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times