personal attack
Example Sentences
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“The claims in this personal attack are false, malicious, and defamatory,” Epshteyn said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 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
“The abovementioned concerns and beliefs are not a personal attack on Captain Khasaempanth or the numerous executives named in my investigation, nor am I an obstructionist or malcontent,” Morris wrote in his March 2023 email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
Ofcom said his remarks "constituted a highly personal attack on Ms Evans and were potentially highly offensive to viewers".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024
I knew Hattie didn’t mean to show off, but sometimes her flawlessness felt like a personal attack.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
