| At no stage did any of these worthies think it necessary to do some fact-checking before besmirching the reputation of a former cabinet officer. |
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| In his death, they are surreptitiously besmirching his reputation to gain political protection. |
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| What he is really worried about is how such a move would be received by the general public, but his reputation is now beyond besmirching. |
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| I felt a sudden, instinctive lurch – the thought of my phiz besmirching every hairdresser's salon and dentist's waiting room. |
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| It was inspired by Ahmet Yildiz, a gay Kurd allegedly killed by his father in 2008 for besmirching the family honour. |
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| In her white prom dress, Carrie is like a lamb to the slaughter, the blood besmirching her innocence. |
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| So in the end all you really are doing is besmirching reputations. |
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| Nobody wanted mutterings about crowd trouble besmirching the memory. |
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| The demonstrations of intolerance and hatred that are besmirching the early days of the post-communist era are bitter proof that oppression has well and truly vanished. |
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| He has devoted much time not only to changing the law to benefit himself and his friends, but also to besmirching Italy's prosecutors and judges, undermining the credibility of the country's entire judicial system. |
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| The head of Lebanon's restaurant owners association said Tuesday that LBCI television was guilty of besmirching the reputation of his sector. |
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| She's horrified that her future father-in-law would go around besmirching her reputation, but that's nothing compared to Tamwar's anger. |
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| Publicly besmirching former players Kevin Keegan and Alan Shearer. |
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