attack ad
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Hucker even got that classic attack ad treatment: a photo of him frozen in black and white.
From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023
Bruce Davis, the Academy executive director at the time, called it an "attack ad", and the film studio's bosses subsequently issued apologies, saying they had made "a very bad and ill-advised mistake".
From BBC • Jan. 30, 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
“If you had a need to run an attack ad on somebody, he would be the first to speak up and say, ‘Let’s do it.’”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2018
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