malign
verb (used with object)
had maligned
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past perfectof malign.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By refusing to specify the safety threats, Greif said, USC administrators had maligned the Jewish community.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
In a post on X, formerly called Twitter, she said Abbas had maligned the Jewish people and distorted the Holocaust.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
Roth felt that she had maligned him in conversations with Bloom and Bailey, and he did not want her to hide behind anonymity in the biography.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2021
He didn’t apologize to the women he had maligned hours earlier, and it’s not entirely clear if they are part of the group of people for whom Hatch is praying.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2018
I wailed and gnashed my teeth over the fact that I had maligned a fellow student.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
