speak ill of
Example Sentences
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Don’t speak ill of the dead, goes the time-honored phrase.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
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
“Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican,” the future 40th president advised his peers.
From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2023
“When you speak ill of people behind their backs, or say things about them that you should not,” Thaya Jaan explains.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
