Example Sentences

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“Mrs. Bibi is defaming innocent people to extort money to which she is not entitled, and to fraudulently remain in the U.S.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2021

The crime of plump, complacent, witty, dynamic Editor Leon Daudet is "defaming the police."

From Time Magazine Archive