On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Slander. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as defamation or calumny and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Slander in a sentence
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Slander meaning
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
Synonyms of Slander
Using Slander
- The main meaning on this page is: A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
- Useful related words include: defamation, calumny, denigrate, asperse.
- In the example corpus, slander often appears in combinations such as: and slander, slander and, to slander.
Context around Slander
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slander
- In this selection, "slander" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, types, traps, shoved, lies, harmful and women stand out and add context to how "slander" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and shoved slander bribery body and any madrid slander. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slander" sits close to words such as andes, anglia and antelope, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slander
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Slander its previous standard-bearers. (5 words)
Please don’t slander Swahili, Martian and Venusian like that! (10 words)
A few people will slander you to make you feel less strong. (12 words)
Libel and slander both require publication. 50 Am.Jur.2d libel and slander 1–546 The fundamental distinction between libel and slander lies solely in the form in which the defamatory matter is published. (34 words)
Types Slander The common law origins of defamation lie in the torts of "slander" (harmful statement in a transient form, especially speech), each of which gives a common law right of action. (32 words)
Candiace and the ladies can take up their issues with each other on their own time, without leveraging the pain of others in an attempt to slander each other. (29 words)
Why is it, then, that in the commentary, the self-described “Vermont liberal” (VL) would slander an entire population — in this case, residents of the state of Florida? (28 words)
Please don’t slander Swahili, Martian and Venusian like that! (10 words)
One user defended Madrid, saying: "I will not accept any Madrid slander! (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
Libel and slander both require publication. 50 Am.Jur.2d libel and slander 1–546 The fundamental distinction between libel and slander lies solely in the form in which the defamatory matter is published.
Types Slander The common law origins of defamation lie in the torts of "slander" (harmful statement in a transient form, especially speech), each of which gives a common law right of action.
A few people will slander you to make you feel less strong.
For someone like our chair and colleagues to slander me that way is defamation of character,” she said.
He explained that he didn’t mean to slander women, claiming that he was misunderstood.
I find most short reports these days as more slander than analysis which is sad.
I must also note that a new wave of a disgusting campaign of slander is spreading against us in some Western media.
Morris fought back, suing officials and accusing them of slander, defamation and violations of child-abuse reporting laws.
Please don’t slander Swahili, Martian and Venusian like that!
There’s much more than the usual “soap opera traits” (that is: suspense, traps, slander, whims, turning points… – would not hurt anyone).
They include claims of unsafe training, being pushed and shoved, slander, bribery, body-shaming and being locked in a dressing room.
Why is it, then, that in the commentary, the self-described “Vermont liberal” (VL) would slander an entire population — in this case, residents of the state of Florida?
As the Macklemore fans began to chant “fuck America,” the rapper cajoled them to keep up the America slander.
Candiace and the ladies can take up their issues with each other on their own time, without leveraging the pain of others in an attempt to slander each other.
Doctors who risked everything in the face of tremendous slander to actually help their patients, and who have seen the adverse effect of the experimental jabs for themselves.
In an attempt to sue Swift for slander, Mueller's lawsuit was dismissed.
London's Royal Exchange, finished in 1568, was an important space where linguistic diversity helped news, gossip and slander spread through the city.
One user defended Madrid, saying: "I will not accept any Madrid slander!
Slander its previous standard-bearers.
The CPI(M) has unleashed a few people to slander individuals they don’t like, he told reporters in Kottayam.
Common combinations with slander
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and slander 21×
- slander and 14×
- to slander 12×
- of slander 10×
- slander of 7×
- slander is 6×
- for slander 6×
- or slander 6×
- slander the 5×
- the slander 5×