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Impugn in a sentence

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Impugn | Impugned | Impugning

Impugn meaning

  1. To assault, attack.
  2. To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of; cast doubt on.

Synonyms of Impugn

challenge

Related words

Other words often associated with Impugn or its synonyms:

questioning situation gainsay objection bid contend dispute inquiring invite contest demand request

Using Impugn

  • The main meaning on this page is: To assault, attack. | To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of; cast doubt on.
  • Useful related words include: challenge.
  • In the example corpus, impugn often appears in combinations such as: to impugn, impugn the, impugn his.

Context around Impugn

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

unlawfully 1× directly 1×

Often after:

joe 1× president 1× either 1×

Sentence patterns with Impugn

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

and unlawfully impugn his reputation 1× can t impugn each other 1× intended to impugn his character 1× is to impugn the presidency 1× not directly impugn either the 1× out to impugn the character 1× sufficient to impugn the credibility 1× that to impugn joe biden 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

because its scribes 1× in the court 1× manuel contends that 1× the dss enjoined 1× this one comment 1× with the facts 1×

Common sentence endings:

a slippery slope 1× as mean hearted 1× character and motivations 1× impugn his character 1× of barack obama 1× reputation and dignity 1×

Words around Impugn

Just before it in the word index:

impudent 10 impudence 7 impsec 2 imps 26 imprudently 4 imprudent 18

Just after it in the word index:

impugned 20 impugning 8 impulse 442 impulsed 2 impulses 178 impulsion 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Impugn

  • In this selection, "impugn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unlawfully, directly, joe, president and either stand out and add context to how "impugn" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and unlawfully impugn his reputation and can t impugn each other. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "impugn" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with impugn

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

Because its scribes know that to impugn Joe Biden is to impugn the presidency of Barack Obama. (17 words)

This one comment, so transparently deceptive, should be sufficient to impugn the credibility of the entire decision. (17 words)

Manuel contends that Malema and Ndlozi made baseless and scurrilous allegations which were intended to impugn his character. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

With the facts not on their side, it’s no surprise that the Democrats’ opening salvo of the impeachment process was Schiff starting a hearing by shamefully reading a fabricated transcript to impugn President Trump’s character and motivations. (39 words)

If we are going to have a society strong enough to support a diversity of ideas, we can’t impugn each other’s motives and label honest political disagreements as mean-hearted. (32 words)

In the court application, Msiza asked for certain passages in the report, in which he was largely mentioned, to be removed, saying they "unfairly and unlawfully impugn" his reputation and dignity. (31 words)

Example sentences (9)

Because its scribes know that to impugn Joe Biden is to impugn the presidency of Barack Obama.

I would never impugn the motives of the Dominican Sisters, but I wonder what they think they are supporting.

The DSS enjoined the public to “be wary of these tendencies and ignore the antics of dark forces out to impugn the character of the DG”.

This one comment, so transparently deceptive, should be sufficient to impugn the credibility of the entire decision.

Manuel contends that Malema and Ndlozi made baseless and scurrilous allegations which were intended to impugn his character.

With the facts not on their side, it’s no surprise that the Democrats’ opening salvo of the impeachment process was Schiff starting a hearing by shamefully reading a fabricated transcript to impugn President Trump’s character and motivations.

If we are going to have a society strong enough to support a diversity of ideas, we can’t impugn each other’s motives and label honest political disagreements as mean-hearted.

In the court application, Msiza asked for certain passages in the report, in which he was largely mentioned, to be removed, saying they "unfairly and unlawfully impugn" his reputation and dignity.

As such, it does not directly impugn either the character or intentions of the proponent of the idea being labeled a slippery slope.

Common combinations with impugn

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "impugn" in a sentence?
An example: "Because its scribes know that to impugn Joe Biden is to impugn the presidency of Barack Obama." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "impugn" from authentic English texts.
What does "impugn" mean?
Impugn means: To assault, attack.
What are synonyms of "impugn"?
Common synonyms of "impugn" include: challenge.
How many example sentences with "impugn" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "impugn", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.