name calling

Example Sentences

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Was it all the golf he played, all the TV he watched, all the name calling?

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024

Earlier Saturday, at an appearance in Coralville, Haley flubbed the Iowa star’s name, calling her “Caitlin Collins,” perhaps with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in mind.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023

Many will argue that puerile name calling and personal abuse have no place in politics.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2023

The Smithsonian didn’t delve into feral revenge scenarios or name calling or primal instincts.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023

It’s as though she were saying it deliberately, Eleanor thought, telling the house she knows its name, calling the house to tell it where we are; is it bravado?

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson