witch hunt
noun
1
: a searching out for persecution of persons accused of witchcraft
2
: the searching out and deliberate harassment of those (such as political opponents) with unpopular views
Examples of witch hunt in a Sentence
He was the victim of a congressional witch hunt against Communists.
Recent Examples on the Web
Trump has denied all charges and denounced the probe as a political witch hunt.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 21 June 2024
Fox News' Jeanine Pirro lost it U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., called the process a witch hunt in all capital letters in a tweet following the verdict.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2024
Will Trump be able to spin that as just another Democratic witch hunt?
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, the speed and alacrity with which the army has pursued and arrested Morsi and other senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders could be the marks of a witch hunt.
—Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, Foreign Affairs, 11 July 2013
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 21 June 2024
Fox News' Jeanine Pirro lost it U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., called the process a witch hunt in all capital letters in a tweet following the verdict.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2024
Will Trump be able to spin that as just another Democratic witch hunt?
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, the speed and alacrity with which the army has pursued and arrested Morsi and other senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders could be the marks of a witch hunt.
—Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, Foreign Affairs, 11 July 2013
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“Witch hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witch%20hunt. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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