discredit

Example Sentences

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Anna Sale: When news came out about your tattoo—the skull-and-crossbones design that resembles Nazi imagery—you said it was fed from people researching your background who wanted to discredit you.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

"The fear is that it could discredit any form of European dimension," said Galleri.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

William Sims “publicly critiqued administration policy, and launched a public relations campaign to discredit the secretary of the navy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

In a statement Monday, Rodriguez said “people are pointing to messages where I was polite, grateful, or vulnerable — and trying to use that to discredit me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

The men got to work examining Ellsberg’s life, looking for anything that would humiliate or discredit him.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge