vilifying

Example Sentences

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Asked to comment about the senators’ letter, McLaughlin said, “The vilifying of our law enforcement must stop.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

"And neither of us were interested in simply vilifying or demonising these people. Your job as an actor is to leave your judgement at the door."

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

We can have a discussion about spending without vilifying Republicans.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

According to Carl Schmitt, a prominent Nazi and for a time the official legal theorist of the party under Adolf Hitler, one builds and maintains a community by identifying and vilifying its enemies.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023

Though the rest of the world, including his own country, was vilifying Bobby for his outrageous positions and statements, the Icelanders felt sorry for him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady