attack ad
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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You’d expect a sharp satirical take from “Saturday Night Live” on the age of presidential candidates, Keefe said, but in the context of a campaign attack ad, it’s “pejorative and harmful.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
Lib Dem MP Munira Wilson said: "I was pretty disgusted by it when I saw it last night. This is not an attack ad my party would use."
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2023
Hucker even got that classic attack ad treatment: a photo of him frozen in black and white.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
A spokesperson for the mayor did not immediately return a call seeking comment on the attack ad.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
He lost three limbs to a hand grenade in Vietnam and later became a groundbreaking Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator from Georgia until an attack ad questioning his patriotism derailed his reelection.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
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