calumniate

Example Sentences

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“But I say to you: Love your enemies: Do good to them that hate you: And pray for them that persecute and calumniate you,” Jesus says in that Gospel verse.

From Washington Times

Fools, trolls, those with a fifth-grade understanding of history — all of them joined to calumniate him and suggest his statement was wrong.

From Washington Post

In life, Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador was persecuted, shot in the heart by a single bullet while he celebrated Mass. In death, his legacy was politicized, calumniated — just about silenced.

From Los Angeles Times

In death, his legacy was politicized, calumniated — all but silenced.

From Los Angeles Times

“When she isn’t repeating self-help bromides or calumniating the Russians she can be found wondering why so many working-class people have deserted the Democratic Party.”

From New York Times