Example Sentences

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Folktales and fairy tales since the Middle Ages have vilified the wolf as “the Devil, red tongued, sulfur breathed, and yellow eyed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Some players have vilified Manfred for his role.

From Fox News • Feb. 10, 2022

It’s understandable that fans in San Diego have vilified owner Dean Spanos for moving the Chargers and jamming them into a market that has largely rejected them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2019

As Mr. Moore has tried to deny the allegations and undermine his accusers, he and his supporters have vilified Ms. Allred.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017

As much as the South have vilified the North, that army would go on such a mission and with the purest motives.

From Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 by Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson)