whispering campaign
Example Sentences
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He blamed the producer for starting a whispering campaign against him to sabotage his chances of an Oscar after The Pianist won best film and best director at the 2003 Bafta film awards.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 11, 2019
She told BBC News that instead of addressing her concerns, the family became the subject of a whispering campaign.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2019
Schweich, who was Christian but had Jewish ancestry, also had expressed angst to friends over what he perceived to be an anti-Semitic whispering campaign.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2015
David Garth, Koch’s media guru, needed to defuse the whispering campaign, and Bess and Ed were friends.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2015
The keen competition fought very shy of Mr. Peacock, thanks to the Bish and his whispering campaign.
From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van
