How to Use defamation in a Sentence

defamation

noun
  • The article was full of lies and defamations.
  • Favre then sued White for defamation.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Ghost has since filed a defamation suit against Wilson.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Atkinson sued Noll for defamation but lost the suit.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Michael Sánchez denied this and sued for defamation.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Bauer had sued Hill for defamation and in the process obtained the video.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Trump appears to be struggling to line up a bond in the defamation case as well.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Legal experts note that defamation claims against movies face a high bar.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Wallace, who has in turn sued her for defamation, denies this.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But this would not cancel the defamation judgments.
    — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Sobol has lost track of how many times Prigozhin has sued her and her colleagues for defamation.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • There was a threat of a defamation case in Florida.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
  • There was a threat of a defamation case in Florida.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Oakley fired back with a defamation lawsuit.
    — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
  • Fox News had attempted to get the defamation case thrown out of court.
    — Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • In the end, both Depp and Heard were found liable for defamation.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 7 June 2022
  • Blueface has been ordered to pay a hefty amount in a defamation lawsuit.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The firm has filed a defamation suit against the researcher in Hong Kong.
    — Bloomberg.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The defamation case stemmed from a rap battle with Kendrick Lamar.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Clemishire’s defamation suit is set to go to trial next June.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The company has filed defamation lawsuits over some of the claims that have been made.
    — Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Bradley has stood his ground and sued Legacy for alleged defamation.
    — Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2021
  • Keisel and his wife filed suit against Westbrook and the Jazz for defamation.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 18 June 2021
  • The 85-year-old pro filed the defamation suit in 2023.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Oral arguments in the defamation case are scheduled for next month.
    — Christopher Maag, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Shortly after, Nuril was fired from her job and her boss sued her for defamation.
    — CNN, 17 July 2019
  • In this movie, Mike and Marcus are smacked in the face with a defamation case.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
  • The charges come as the firm is involved in a defamation suit against Fox News.
    — Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • None of the three law firms that have worked for Tesla on the defamation case would comment.
    — Russ Mitchell Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2020
  • That prompted Carroll to file a defamation suit.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 May 2026

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