calumny
Example Sentences
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Evil tongues are ever talking; Calumny abroad is walking.
From Servian Popular Poetry by Bowring, John
But the progress of the amour was rudely interrupted by the arts of “Malebouche,” or Calumny.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
This is a remarkable example of the all-powerful effects of Calumny, when organised on a grand scale by a numerous body, vented by them, and continually sung in chorus.
From Priests, Women, and Families by Michelet, Jules
Calumny is like a fire, the flame of which mounts up to the very sky; but the want of fuel will soon make it go down again.
From True Christianity by Arndt, Johann
Calumny machinated in secret and struck out in the darkness?
From Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence by Kite, Elizabeth S.
Vocabulary lists containing calumny
The Crucible
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