name calling
Example Sentences
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While that has to be balanced against freedom of speech, Ms Jamdar said most people would expect "the line to be drawn somewhere other than name calling and derogatory jokes".
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
Was it all the golf he played, all the TV he watched, all the name calling?
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024
Earlier Saturday, at an appearance in Coralville, Haley flubbed the Iowa star’s name, calling her “Caitlin Collins,” perhaps with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in mind.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023
The debates between the two candidates devolved into name calling and disputes over their past versus their plans for the future.
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2022
Because, through the heavy water, I heard the sound of an angel calling my name, calling me to the only heaven I wanted.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
