vilify

Example Sentences

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In this environment, our journalists have found that their efforts to get the real story and be fair were vilified rather than appreciated.

From Salon

Greg Norman was vilified for serving as the face of LIV Golf.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A money manager does not go from being a near nobody to being nearly universally applauded to being nearly universally vilified without some effect.”

From Literature

In a Facebook post over the weekend, the minister said he has been "vilified by those who have sought to call into question my character and commitment to the people of Northern Ireland".

From BBC

That the response to “West End Girl” was to immediately vilify Harbour and equate his purported sins to fireable offenses is troubling, but not surprising.

From Salon