witch hunt
Example Sentences
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I am amazed that Tonda is willing to come back in this hostile environment after the witch hunt he had in the media.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
In a statement, she denounced the process as unfair, saying the Ethics Committee "refused my new attorney's reasonable request for time to prepare my defense" and describing the proceedings as "a witch hunt."
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
“What we’re seeing is a witch hunt against lesbians,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Though the witch hunt never reaches the level of Arthur Miller, Cregger establishes a steady foundation on which he can build suspicion, stacking his interlinked narrative vignettes high into the sky.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2025
This was an accident and a witch hunt; the prosecution felt the defense had insulated itself from science and reality.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
