personal attack
Example Sentences
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Mr. Mamdani provoked it by using a malicious, personal attack to promote his pied-à-terre tax.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
We all can have a good laugh at the idea that "Uncle Bobby's Wedding" is a personal attack on people who don't believe in marriage equality.
From Salon • May 16, 2025
“The abovementioned concerns and beliefs are not a personal attack on Captain Khasaempanth or the numerous executives named in my investigation, nor am I an obstructionist or malcontent,” Morris wrote in his March 2023 email.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
“To summarize, this is an operation to harass me by land, sea and air to try and make me give up politics through a personal attack on my wife,” Sánchez wrote.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024
Rush took any challenge, whether from a disease or from a colleague, as a personal attack to be confronted and conquered.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
