mud-slinging

Example Sentences

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Analysts said Fetterman won on Tuesday with a populist persona that attracted both moderates and progressives, avoiding the kind of ideological mud-slinging that has plagued other Democratic primaries this year.

From Reuters • May 18, 2022

The winery-owning governor of this great state was seemingly unamused by the Democrats bringing the mud-slinging into the vino den.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2019

The company’s statement concluded by addressing the artist directly and calling her out for allegedly not responding to its requests to mediate the situation without public mud-slinging.

From Fox News • Nov. 15, 2019

Tapper presided over an entire panel discussion of the anonymous mud-slinging on his show.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2019

There would be a lot of mud-slinging; but the culprit would go—as not a few have gone in recent years.

From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)