whispering campaign
Example Sentences
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Mr Brentnall said in the years that followed his conviction, there was a "whispering campaign" in the community with people calling him a "thief" and a "fraudster".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2022
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
Regardless, China completed a sweep of all five badminton golds, but the treatment of the women, and a whispering campaign about doping against swimming sensation Ye Shiwen angered the Chinese.
From Reuters • Aug. 13, 2012
When Sattrajit hears that his brother is missing, he concludes that Krishna has caused his death and starts a whispering campaign, accusing Krishna of making away with the jewel.
From The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry by Archer, W. G.
