demonize

Example Sentences

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“We have decided, for no particular reason other than what I think is a drafting error, to demonize people who want to build rental housing for folks,” Mr. Schatz said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He also knows how to be comfortable in that space, and still find ways to humanize himself to an audience trying desperately to demonize him.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

At the time of her appointment, David Ellison said he hired Weiss to bring to CBS “news that reflects reality” and journalism that “doesn’t seek to demonize, but seeks to understand.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

I also don’t want to demonize Smith or Rock.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2022

His choices free or fetter, elevate or debase, deify or demonize his humanity.

From Tablets by Alcott, Amos Bronson