slander
noun
had slandered
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past perfectof slander.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The College Board fiercely denied that claim and said on Saturday that DeSantis had slandered its course.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023
By some fascinating contortion of logic, Paget insisted that Annabella had slandered Byron by saying nothing at all against him.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2018
That cause was taken up by Will, who wrote that O'Reilly had slandered Reagan, and led to the on-air tussle last Friday.
From US News ● Nov. 11, 2015
About 300 dancers and staff, led by Tsiskaridze, signed an open letter claiming that Dmitrichenko had slandered himself under police pressure.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2013
He had slandered the king; had received oaths of allegiance to himself and his heirs; had prepared for a new rebellion; and was in short incorrigible.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
