impugn

Example Sentences

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Ms. Nuzzi will not dignify efforts to impugn her character with any future response,” Nuzzi’s lawyer Ari Wilkenfeld said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

That’s not to say that a cynic would be shocked if somebody donated to charity or helped a stranger, but they might suspect or impugn the person’s motives.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

His public squabbling with colleagues was highly unusual, as was letting Rodgers impugn another ABC star.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Whatever he knows that he has done to others, he tries to impugn upon the next person.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

As a general principle, we know of no circumstance more likely to impugn a writer's earnestness than the adoption of an anomalous style.

From Views and Reviews by James, Henry