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

Several players suggested it should be the only word removed from the list, on grounds that its calumny exceeds all others.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2020

Yes, the presidency was a thankless job, “a most unpleasant seat, full of thorns, briars, thistles, murmuring, fault-finding, calumny, obloquy.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis