On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Maligned. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Maligned meaning
Assailed with contemptuous language
Using Maligned
- The main meaning on this page is: Assailed with contemptuous language
- In the example corpus, maligned often appears in combinations such as: much maligned, most maligned, maligned by.
Context around Maligned
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Maligned
- In this selection, "maligned" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, publicly, oft, unfairly, man, figure and concept stand out and add context to how "maligned" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at being maligned due to and audiences and maligned by critics. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "maligned" sits close to words such as abrasive, adjournment and amalgamation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with maligned
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Free trade has become a maligned concept. (7 words)
His relationships with professional colleagues are maligned by a similar lack of trust. (13 words)
The ideas of Leon Trotsky, and Trotskyism, have been much maligned and distorted through history. (15 words)
And in the end, fittingly, it was won with the tying touchdown set up by a 50-yard pass to the much-maligned Tutu Atwell, and the winning kick set up by a 38-yard punt return from a guy just called up from the practice squad named Xavier Smith. (50 words)
If Aberdeen, Celtic, Hearts, Hibs and Rangers can match their giant-killing feats in Europe it will bring in much-needed funds, enhance the reputation of the much-maligned Scottish game and increase the feelgood factor around the sport here hugely. (41 words)
There has been so much creative, subversive content made by Millennials over the past two decades, however we are largely remembered for spearheading much maligned modes of communicating: such as punctuating tweets with “This.”, “That’s it. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
But Canada, the most maligned man in Pittsburgh, will probably somehow still get blamed despite actually calling a pretty good game.
Even the arrival of Prince Harry, a now much-maligned figure for his choice to publicly criticise his family, was completely ignored.
Free trade has become a maligned concept.
His relationships with professional colleagues are maligned by a similar lack of trust.
If Aberdeen, Celtic, Hearts, Hibs and Rangers can match their giant-killing feats in Europe it will bring in much-needed funds, enhance the reputation of the much-maligned Scottish game and increase the feelgood factor around the sport here hugely.
Much maligned and undervalued over the centuries, temperate peatlands have seen a lot damage in that time — drained for agriculture, planted with trees, mined for horticulture and fuel.
Much maligned for not really getting into the game in the playoffs, in this series Matthews has had four goals, a fight, and tonight, a serious bodycheck.
Reflecting on the scene four years later, Cotillard expressed disappointment that Nolan chose the maligned take for her death scene in the final cut.
Rose also portrays Longacre’s frustration at being maligned due to her ‘condition’ (aka pregnancy) beautifully.
The ideas of Leon Trotsky, and Trotskyism, have been much maligned and distorted through history.
The much-maligned Ultimate Team (FUT) mode returns too, but long-term fans of the franchise would be eager to see what's fresh in the stagnating and often neglected Career Mode.
There has been so much creative, subversive content made by Millennials over the past two decades, however we are largely remembered for spearheading much maligned modes of communicating: such as punctuating tweets with “This.”, “That’s it.
The television interview did not name Mr Lehrmann but he claims being defamed because several details identified him as the perpetrator and, in turn, "publicly maligned" him as "certainly the most prominent rapist".
Thus, neither of the first two films starring Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox are on this list, but the oft-maligned third film is here.
Addison’s much maligned offensive line came to play tonight as they opened huge holes in the Indian defense.
A film that was loved by audiences and maligned by critics, Law Abiding Citizen has endured for 15 years despite shaky ethics.
And in the end, fittingly, it was won with the tying touchdown set up by a 50-yard pass to the much-maligned Tutu Atwell, and the winning kick set up by a 38-yard punt return from a guy just called up from the practice squad named Xavier Smith.
As with most unfairly maligned movies, it turns out that "Howard the Duck" was more ahead of its time than hopelessly flawed.
Britain's main Labour opposition on Thursday vowed to renationalise the UK's much-maligned rail services within five years if it wins a general election due later this year.
But the much-maligned striker’s shot was palmed away by Ortega, who clawed away a close-range header from Jackson seconds later.
Common combinations with maligned
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- much maligned 13×
- most maligned 8×
- maligned by 7×
- maligned and 6×
- and maligned 6×
- maligned for 5×
- the maligned 5×
- was maligned 5×
- been maligned 3×
- or maligned 3×