- present participle of vilify.
vilifying
Example Sentences
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"And neither of us were interested in simply vilifying or demonising these people. Your job as an actor is to leave your judgement at the door."
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024
Neither of us are interested in judging or demonizing or vilifying these people.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2024
As “silly” as that "law" may be, Hitler remains the ultimate go-to example for vilifying an opponent.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2024
We can have a discussion about spending without vilifying Republicans.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024
Adams read in the newspapers that Jefferson had compiled “a Magazine of slips of newspapers, and pamphlets, vilifying, calumniating and defaming you.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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