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

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

“We mustn’t be afraid of people reviling us, mustn’t be afraid of them saying we have a bad reputation, mustn’t be afraid of international reaction,” Mr. Li quoted Mr. Deng as saying on April 25.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2014

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

Well, it's of no use reviling him now.

From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne