speak ill of
Example Sentences
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You’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, so that explains the hosannas swirling around for Bishop Tod D. Brown.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023
Mr. Manchin said he would not speak ill of any sitting member of Congress.
From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023
Bending disclosure rules is, to his mind, perpetually justified by the desire to shield his good name from any scoundrels who would dare speak ill of him.
From Slate • May 8, 2023
I think it has to do with our fear of death and relationship with death, the reason why we can't speak ill of the dead.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2022
‘But if you can only speak ill of those who showed you mercy, keep silent!’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
