revile

Example Sentences

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Published this month by the University of Georgia Press, Thurmond’s book makes a case that Oglethorpe evolved to revile slavery and, unlike most white Europeans of his time, saw the humanity in enslaved Africans.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023

You might not like him, maybe you revile him, but Doc Rivers is the right coach to replace Frank Vogel, writes L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2022

We can dislike her, but we are never permitted to revile her.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021

Oh, a wife may revile such a man with every silent curse she knows.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver