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
When Ronald Reagan was president during the 1980s, part of his big-tent view of conservatism was what he called "the 11th Commandment" — which was "never speak ill of any fellow Republican."
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2022
She needed to do something so impressive that it would overshadow any rumors about her birth—something so incredible that no one would dare speak ill of her family.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
