speak ill of
Example Sentences
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“I’ve never heard anyone speak ill of him. It’s always been complimentary. It’s just that he has no experience.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
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
“Do they speak ill of me? The captain and his pet? The crewmen and their demons that hide in crevices.”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
