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Discover LudwigThe phrase "attack him for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing criticism or blame directed at someone for a specific action or behavior.
Example: "Many people began to attack him for his controversial statements during the interview."
Alternatives: "criticize him for" or "condemn him for".
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Mr. McCain did not attack him for going there.
More subtle critics attack him for not having an opinion at all.
They will attack him for whatever he does or does not do on any particular day.
All the easier to attack him for his open-goal miss.
Will Gore now assail Bush for harboring a secret plan to attack him for demagoguery?
And when you attack him for his malaprops, his jumbled syntax, it's good for us.
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The left attacked him for staying on holiday.
(Mr. Kerry attacked him for that on Tuesday night).
So they're attacking him for, 'How would he know?
Attacking him for his principles, he tried to argue, was to attack "every churchgoing person".
Wall Street Journal attacked him for his proposal to establish a Dept. of Urban Affairs.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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