name calling
Example Sentences
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Democracy requires “reasoned and respectful debate,” he said, not personal attacks and name calling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Almost immediately after the team announced the name this week ahead of Saturday’s opening day game, criticism began pouring in on social media from people distressed by the name, calling it hurtful and insensitive.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Turns out Greene herself could not say her name, calling her "Lincoln Riley" instead of "Laken Riley" in an interview with NewsNation.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024
Many will argue that puerile name calling and personal abuse have no place in politics.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 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
