vilifying

Example Sentences

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In recent years in the US, content vilifying hormonal contraception has spread rapidly on social media.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

No more cutting carbs, no more vilifying sugar.

From Salon • May 6, 2025

No matter what you try — talking about it, not talking about it, vilifying the ex, coming up with fun distractions — they remain consumed with grief.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024

We can have a discussion about spending without vilifying Republicans.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

In other words, Burr’s allegation that Hamilton had made a practice of vilifying him for many years was essentially correct.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis