discredit

Example Sentences

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To my mind, these wildly inconsistent results are enough to discredit any accusation based on a Pangram analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But she doesn't think Redzepi's actions "should discredit the works and culinary experimentation they've been doing."

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Anna Sale: When news came out about your tattoo—the skull-and-crossbones design that resembles Nazi imagery—you said it was fed from people researching your background who wanted to discredit you.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

They also sought to discredit social media addiction as a concept, while trying to cast doubt on Kaley’s claim to the diagnosis.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

While Vavilov and other geneticists languished in prison, Lysenko’s supporters launched a vigorous campaign to discredit genetics as a science.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee