How to Use name-calling in a Sentence

name-calling

noun

• Congress is known not to shy away from theatrics and name-calling.
  — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
• The Fed, for its part, stays largely out of the muck of name-calling.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
• But the response should not be hand-wringing or name-calling.
  — Reardon Sullivan, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
• That name-calling doesn’t keep small businesses like this open.
  — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
• But the president didn’t stop with name-calling.
  — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 10 June 2026
• The name-calling and the stupid AI and the imagery has got to stop.
  — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
• Guys, go ahead, bring on the racist and misogynistic name-calling and dog whistles.
  — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2024
• Cofer noted that the evening was a forum, rather than a debate and that name-calling wasn’t allowed.
  — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
• Taped in April, the three-parter included plenty of name-calling.
  — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• Taped in April, the three-parter included plenty of name-calling.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
• Taped in April, the three-parter included plenty of name-calling.
  — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
• Taped in April, the three-parter included plenty of name-calling.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
• Taped in April, the three-parter included plenty of name-calling.
  — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
• Trump has been telling the Fed to cut rates since early this year and has even resorted to name-calling.
  — Tobias Burns, The Hill, 30 July 2025
• Crockett is a liberal with a propensity for name-calling and a taste for feuds.
  — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2026
• Just name-calling and false statements as to the origin of the prosecution.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
• After an ensuing back-and-forth about name-calling, Stahl offered to move on.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
• The verbal dispute led to name-calling and an invitation to fight.
  — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 5 Mar. 2026
• Taped in April, the three-part special included plenty of name-calling.
  — Farai Bennett, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• There’s been name-calling, rumors and a couple of arguments that the teachers had to step in to settle.
  — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 19 July 2025
• The issue of violence — not yelling or name-calling, but violence — should not be swept under the rug.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Oct. 2023
• Well, except for the bad stuff — the armchair experts, the name-calling on social media, the chorus and the doubt.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• It wasn’t marked by the usually aggressive name-calling or overt annoyance.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 July 2023
• The board may not agree with someone’s political stance, but such defamation and name-calling are a reflection on it.
  — Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
• But there's also name-calling, bullying and downright cruelty that's taking a toll on all of us.
  — Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025
• Conservatives are no longer afraid of progressive name-calling.
  — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
• In the main saloon, Ellie asks for João’s advice on how to handle Ben’s name-calling.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
• Amid the name-calling, however, Scott Stephen of Glendale made a point that a few others echoed.
  — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
• What has happened to Black players has been a litany of name-calling and threats, to the point that some teams have had to increase security.
  — Susan M. Shaw, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
• That led to criticism that Salazar was acting like the Cuban regime and devolved later into name-calling.
  — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024