reviler

Example Sentences

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Stanislaus Zbyszko's reviler was not the American's sports page, but the Sunday supplement American Weekly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Swift he quoted with admirable effect, but it was Swift the reviler, not Swift the jester.

From Matthew Arnold by Russell, George William Erskine

The Standard, a great reviler of the Commune, said, "Anything more scandalous than the tone of the demi-monde press during this trial it is impossible to imagine."

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.

By many he is called the reviler of the gods, the author of all fraud and mischief, and the shame of gods and men alike.

From Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian by Various

“Out upon thee for a reviler and scoffer of goodness!” said Birch, moving slowly, and with a due observance of clerical dignity, down the road, followed by the imaginary Cæsar.

From The Spy Condensed for use in schools by Cooper, J. Fenimore