reviling

Example Sentences

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While the original XFL made a show of reviling the stodgy NFL, this iteration embraces its status as an aspirant upstart.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2020

The public flocked to him even while reviling his airline for its poor on-time performance and, soon enough, for its safety record.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2019

Which is to say that he can never escape that St. Louis comic or that reviling mother or Aunt Fritzi or “Haim Afen Range” or, for that matter, Joel Katz.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2016

Their purpose in reviling Grass as a Nazi and anti-Semite is precisely to silence anyone who might even consider following his lead.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2012

Wilt thou forgive his foul reviling of miracles?” inquired Mefres.

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Glovatski, Alexander