calumny
Example Sentences
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Months later, the Vatican accuses Vigano of calumny.
From Reuters • Mar. 10, 2023
And Jones spreads his disgusting calumny to attract an audience so that he can make a fortune by hooking them on the snake oil supplements he sells on his show.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022
KASSEL, Germany — It began with a calumny, it ends with a crack-up.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022
Perhaps even more mind-boggling: Thompson’s initial note to Graham is a case study in calumny.
From Washington Post • May 10, 2022
Strauss stage-managed the AEC hearing into Oppenheimer’s security clearance as he had the campaign of calumny that preceded it.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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