Sample sentences for IMPEACH - verbalworkout.com

3 meanings

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1 —as in:
impeach the President

Definition

formally charge a public official with unlawful activity; or the resulting legal proceedings; or any removal resulting from such proceedings

The President was impeached.

impeached = formally charged with unlawful activity

Other Uses (with this meaning)

How, in fact, could a majority in the House of Representatives impeach themselves?
Hamilton, Alexander -- Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton
I intend to impeach you for making use of the powers entrusted to you for your own private ends
E. Phillips Oppenheim -- The Yellow Crayon

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2 —as in:
impeach her testimony

Definition

challenge the honesty or believability of someone

The lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses.

impeach = challenge the honesty or believability of someone

Other Uses (with this meaning)

You impeach my sober judgment and make my canons of little worth.
Jack London -- The Sea Wolf
They are square, neat boxes with wooden sides all round, and have unimpeachably satisfactory seats.
Erich Maria Remarque -- All Quiet on the Western Front

unimpeachably = in a way that cannot be challenged

(editor's note: The prefix "un-" in unimpeachably means not and reverses the meaning of impeachably. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.)

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3 —as in:
impeach my courage

Definition

criticize someone's character

I don't mean to impeach her character. I just don't think she has enough experience to lead the group.

impeach = criticize someone's character

Other Uses (with this meaning)

You do impeach your modesty too much
Shakespeare -- A Midsummer Night's Dream
I denounce this person as a liar, and impeach him as a coward.
Charles Dickens -- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Under whose warrant I impeach thy wrong,
Shakespeare, William -- King John
And ten to one is no impeach of valour.
Shakespeare -- King Henry VI, Part 3
And here I stand, both to impeach and purge
Myself condemned and myself excus'd.
William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet

impeach = criticize

Thou art a villain to impeach me thus; I'll prove mine honour and mine honesty Against thee presently, if thou dar'st stand.
William Shakespeare -- The Comedy of Errors

impeach = criticize someone's character

If my old friend Reepicheep the Mouse were here, he would say we could not now refuse the adventures of Bism without a great impeachment to our honour.
C.S. Lewis -- The Silver Chair

impeachment = criticism (of character)

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Less commonly:

More rarely, impeach can mean to criticize someone's ability or actions.

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