discredit

Example Sentences

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After subsequently failing in court to discredit Beth, MI5 recently offered to pay compensation to settle her claim.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

But she doesn't think Redzepi's actions "should discredit the works and culinary experimentation they've been doing."

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Anna Sale: When news came out about your tattoo—the skull-and-crossbones design that resembles Nazi imagery—you said it was fed from people researching your background who wanted to discredit you.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

In a statement Monday, Rodriguez said “people are pointing to messages where I was polite, grateful, or vulnerable — and trying to use that to discredit me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Oppenheimer’s dissembling would be exploited by Strauss and Robb to discredit virtually his every word, becoming a linchpin of the campaign to destroy him.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik