personal attack
Example Sentences
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Riglar added Cusack thought the coach had made a "personal attack" on her by not putting her in the starting line-up for matches.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Maria O’Donnell, a journalist who drew Milei’s ire after urging him to tone down his rhetoric, said the president often appears to treat criticism as a personal attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Bondi’s insults got the most press, because she would respond to any hard question by bringing up some irrelevant personal attack on whatever Democrat had her dead to rights.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
“To summarize, this is an operation to harass me by land, sea and air to try and make me give up politics through a personal attack on my wife,” Sánchez wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
There were many letters in the Odessa American, but none made a more personal attack than this one.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
