cast aspersions

phrase

formal

: to say harsh critical things about someone or someone's character

He tried to discuss his political opponents respectfully, without casting aspersions.

Examples of cast aspersions in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These can be hard things to talk about without seeming to cast aspersions. — Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024

As recently as three months ago, the Washington cognoscenti cast aspersions on her political skills. — The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024

For Trump supporters, the shooting provides an opportunity to cast aspersions on the Biden Administration. — Barbara McQuade, TIME, 15 July 2024

The yearly circus of the Academy Awards is easy to cast aspersions on. — Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2024

Rhymes for cast aspersions

• animadversions
• aversions
• conversions
• dispersions
• diversions
• excursions
• immersions
• incursions
• inversions
• perversions
• reversions
• persians