vilify

Example Sentences

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"The Madrid region will never contribute to the vilifying of artists and even less so to that of the most universal of all singers: Julio Iglesias," she posted on social media.

From BBC

Her boyfriend was cleared but her landlord, Christopher Jefferies, was arrested, held far longer than was customary for someone never actually charged with a crime, and vilified in the press.

From The Wall Street Journal

In this environment, our journalists have found that their efforts to get the real story and be fair were vilified rather than appreciated.

From Salon

Greg Norman was vilified for serving as the face of LIV Golf.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A money manager does not go from being a near nobody to being nearly universally applauded to being nearly universally vilified without some effect.”

From Literature