How to Use cast aspersions in a Sentence

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• Not wanting to cast aspersions on this revered tale, but suppose Lassie was unable to have gotten home and thus was unable to alert anyone about the woes of the doomed person?
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
• This is not the first time, of course — certainly not the first time today that the president has cast aspersions on journalism that doesn’t reflect well on him.
  — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2020
• The president has for months cast aspersions on by-mail votes, which have trended more Democratic as a result.
  — Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020
• The bureau officials’ rush to cast aspersions on the reverend was both strategic and ideological.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2021
• In fact, prosecutors made a point not to cast aspersions on all law enforcement during closing arguments.
  — NBC News, 20 Apr. 2021
• The Journal editorial board and some senators have cast aspersions on her character, but for very little reason.
  — Alan S. Blinder, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022
• State Republican leaders aren’t all quite on the same page regarding how to talk about mail-in voting before an election that’s likely to rely heavily on the option as President Trump continues to cast aspersions on the method.
  — Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2020
• In a statement, the company accused prosecutors of trying to pressure Weisselberg to cast aspersions on Trump, and of stretching to make a criminal case out of familiar executive perks such as a company car.
  — Michael R. Sisak, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022
• Other Colchester residents, however, have complained during public meetings that Bouchard was just looking to cast aspersions.
  — Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2022
• Anne’s alleged adultery cast aspersions on Henry’s masculinity, suggesting that the king was unable to fulfill his marital duties.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2020
• During his trial, members of the Black community — including Black women and religious leaders — testified on Tyson’s behalf and a number continued to cast aspersions on Washington after the fact.
  — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
• Superintendent David Perry also cast aspersions on Igoe's account.
  — Tyler O'Neil, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2024