poison pen
Example Sentences
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There’s no murder here, but someone is leaving poison-pen letters, repellent drawings and destructive wreckage around the campus; Harriet, drawn back for an alumni weekend, gets pulled into the mystery.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2019
In a secret location, the chairman of a panel called the 1922 Committee was collecting poison-pen letters from rebels within Mrs. May’s Conservative Party, calling for her to be removed as leader.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2018
They are accustomed to poison-pen letters, furious emails, and insults.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2015
The tragedy is, modern poison-pen campaigns simply lack charm.
From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2011
"Did you know anything about the poison-pen letters in Madison?"
From On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents by Taft, William Nelson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
