impugned

Example Sentences

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Humphrey, the Court said a prisoner named Roy Heck couldn’t seek monetary damages for what he claimed was an unconstitutional manslaughter conviction, without first getting it overturned or impugned in some way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“It would seem that because not only their reputations are being impugned, but they are central to this case—it would seem that an interview of these two prosecutors would be central.”

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2024

Then he publicly impugned her honesty, her motives and even her sanity after she told the story publicly in a 2019 memoir.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

The committee said his calling the committee a "kangaroo court" in his resignation statement had "impugned the integrity" of Parliament.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2023

He, a black man, had repeatedly impugned the government of South Africa and its policies of apartheid.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane