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Calumny is an English word with synonyms like defamation or denigration. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Calumny in a sentence

Calumny meaning

  1. A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
  2. Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.

Synonyms of Calumny

defamation denigration slander aspersion derogation depreciation disparagement hatchet job traducement obloquy calumniation attack

Related words

Other words often associated with Calumny or its synonyms:

discourtesy disrespect start fire appreciation annulment assail operation diminution ignominy slur onslaught

Using Calumny

  • The main meaning on this page is: A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing. | Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.
  • Useful related words include: defamation, denigration, slander, aspersion.
  • In the example corpus, calumny often appears in combinations such as: of calumny, the calumny, calumny against.

Context around Calumny

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

suffered 1× detraction 1× heaped 1× constitute 1×

Often after:

targeted 1× upon 1× involved 1× citation 1×

Sentence patterns with Calumny

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

calumny is defined 2× calumny or slander 1× campaign of calumny 1× campaign of calumny a party 1× campaign of calumny against multichoice 1× campaign of calumny against wike 1× campaign of calumny has brought 1× campaign of calumny including mobilising 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

calumny is defined 2× a campaign of 1× acting on the 1× bute s opponents 1× calumny or slander 1× for years the 1×

Common sentence endings:

amongst the english 1× and true leadership 1× arena of politics 1× botticelli and signorelli 1× calumny against wike 1× campaign of calumny 1×

Words around Calumny

Just before it in the word index:

calumet 59 calum 110 calugay 3 caltrops 2 caltrans 72 caltrain 12

Just after it in the word index:

calungsod 2 calus 2 calusa 3 calutron 3 caluwe 2 calvados 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaj 27 aal 27 aalto 27 abn 27 abo 27 absalom 27

Corpus analysis for Calumny

  • In this selection, "calumny" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, suffered, detraction, heaped, targeted, upon and involved stand out and add context to how "calumny" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include calumny is defined and calumny or slander. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "calumny" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with calumny

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The campaign of calumny against MultiChoice did not just start. (10 words)

He has suffered calumny, but that was and would be true regardless of the protest. (15 words)

Using words like “orchestrated campaign of calumny” has brought the Court to the arena of politics. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Acting on the Prince's authority, the Whig leader Charles James Fox declared that the story was a calumny. citation Fitzherbert was not pleased with the public denial of the marriage in such vehement terms and contemplated severing her ties to the Prince. (43 words)

Olujobi, however, raised the alarm over an alleged move by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to instigate workers against Fayemi in a campaign of calumny, including mobilising thugs to cause violence in the state. (34 words)

He repeated the calumny so often that some still believe it or, more commonly, think Evita herself, whose lack of sex appeal is mentioned by all who knew her, apprenticed in that imaginary brothel. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

He has suffered calumny, but that was and would be true regardless of the protest.

Shuaib called on Muslim faithful to disregard what he described as a “campaign of calumny” against Wike.

He said, “My attention has been drawn to a malicious propaganda and campaign of calumny targeted at my person by certain political interests in Anambra State.

The campaign of calumny against MultiChoice did not just start.

A campaign of calumny, a party so reckless to enter a campaign without official strategy, a party devoid of direction and true leadership.

Those afraid of the truth, and who wish to bury it from seeing the light of day, are strenuously behind Ms. Nunieh’s vicious campaign of calumny.

For years the Arab parties have been trying to simultaneously fight the calumny and at the Arab community's election boycott.

I am speaking about this topic because sins of the tongue like detraction, calumny and rash judgment seem to abound in our society today and even in the Church.

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Using words like “orchestrated campaign of calumny” has brought the Court to the arena of politics.

Most jarringly, of the nine Letters to the Editor only two heaped calumny upon President Donald Trump, Republicans and other conservatives or libertarians.

Olujobi, however, raised the alarm over an alleged move by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to instigate workers against Fayemi in a campaign of calumny, including mobilising thugs to cause violence in the state.

This ‘calumny’ involved Callinan speaking in the most “derogatory way” about McCabe to two TDs and the Comptroller and Auditor General, Charleton found.

Acting on the Prince's authority, the Whig leader Charles James Fox declared that the story was a calumny. citation Fitzherbert was not pleased with the public denial of the marriage in such vehement terms and contemplated severing her ties to the Prince.

Bute's opponents worked against him by spreading the calumny that he was having an affair with the King's mother, and by exploiting anti-Scottish prejudices amongst the English.

Calumny is defined as "the false imputation of a determined crime and that can lead to a public prosecution" (Article 412).

Calumny is defined as "the false imputation to a determined person of a concrete crime that leads to a lawsuit" (Article 109).

Calumny or slander of a deceased person (Article 424) can be prosecuted by the spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, siblings and heirs of the offended person.

He repeated the calumny so often that some still believe it or, more commonly, think Evita herself, whose lack of sex appeal is mentioned by all who knew her, apprenticed in that imaginary brothel.

His praise of the Calumny of Apelles led to several attempts to emulate it, including paintings by Botticelli and Signorelli.

However, expressions referring to subjects of public interest or that are not assertive don't constitute calumny.

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Common combinations with calumny

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "calumny" in a sentence?
An example: "He has suffered calumny, but that was and would be true regardless of the protest." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "calumny" from authentic English texts.
What does "calumny" mean?
Calumny means: A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
What are synonyms of "calumny"?
Common synonyms of "calumny" include: defamation, denigration, slander, aspersion, derogation, depreciation, disparagement, hatchet job. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "calumny" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "calumny", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.