personal attack
Example Sentences
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Mr. Mamdani provoked it by using a malicious, personal attack to promote his pied-à-terre tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Bondi’s insults got the most press, because she would respond to any hard question by bringing up some irrelevant personal attack on whatever Democrat had her dead to rights.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
Ofcom said his remarks "constituted a highly personal attack on Ms Evans and were potentially highly offensive to viewers".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024
That isn’t a personal attack on Kelenic, who I hope succeeds in his next venture.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Furious over what he considered an undeserved personal attack on his integrity, Stith set off alarms about Operation Breakthrough’s misuse of federally funded cars.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
