low road
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But that's another great impulse to resist, if for no other reason than it puts you on the low road, too.
From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2021
He took the low road by spreading the blame among two other news organizations as well — the New York Times and NBC News, which scrambled to "match" the Post's reporting.
From Salon • May 24, 2021
But someone took the low road of providing the New Yorker details of the accusation contained in a letter from the woman to Ms. Feinstein.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2018
Take the high road and you are irrelevant; take the low road and you cannot compete with the biggest bully and liar on the block.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2018
A drawing of a low road between high grasses.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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