besmirch

Example Sentences

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Mr Yusuf said that he had never met Gill, and all he knew of him was what he had read in the newspapers, saying his actions should not "besmirch" Reform UK.

From BBC

Politicians in Washington are certainly amoral, but their hands are not merely unclean with dirt, but also incarnadined and besmirched with innocent blood.

From Washington Post

They are accused of besmirching cultural traditions that aren’t theirs and have become targets of online harassment and racial slurs.

From New York Times

There is even a new term besmirching warm, opposite-gender friendships: “emotional affairs.”

From Washington Post

Some of the scenes were unacceptable and have besmirched the good name of Rangers Football Club.

From BBC