poison-pen letter

Example Sentences

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Just one year later, Truman was a thinner-skinned president and father when he sent a poison-pen letter to The Post’s music critic Paul Hume for his harsh review of Margaret’s singing.

From Washington Post

“The Front Page” is a drama with two intermissions and a dual nature: It’s both a valentine and a poison-pen letter to the gritty, profane worlds of Chicago journalism and politics.

From Washington Post

The elder Bierman had other put-downs in his poison-pen letter, and Dolan took the bait.

From Forbes

The Player, in 1992, finally brought Altman back to Hollywood with a clever poison-pen letter to the studios that had dumped him.

From Time

And, in typical French fashion, it all started with what is practically an institution here: the poison-pen letter.

From BBC