Words similar to slur

Example sentences for: slur

How can you use “slur” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Fortunately, Leigh didn't hear that slur.
The word has no etymological connection to the racial slur, but new Mayor Anthony Williams yielded to the mere appearance of bias instead of defending his staffer.
It's called wing-rowing, the wing-burdened armsunbending, yielding, striking a balance,walking the white invisible line drawnjust ahead in the air, first sign the slur,
The failure of the strikes, the "wag the dog" slur, the intense partisanship of the period, and the nature of the al Shifa evidence likely had a cumulative effect on future decisions about the use of force against Bin Ladin.
I am not as sanguine as Safire, and believe that using the word will always carry some slight risk: It may be wielded as a slur and received as a compliment, or vice versa.