criticizing

Example Sentences

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Some Venice residents loudly objected to building what they labeled the “monster on the median,” criticizing the project’s scale, cost and potential negative effects on traffic and safety.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Millions of Americans lose their jobs every year because of corporate decisions, and most of them don’t provoke it by criticizing their employer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I am not alone in criticizing the so-called jubilee on the National Mall.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Having judges acknowledging this outright—by publicly criticizing their colleagues for going along with it—seems like a requisite for doing something about it.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

The local media were eager to join the prosecutors in criticizing the 60 Minutes piece because it implicated their coverage, which had largely presented only the prosecution's theory and characterization of Walter and the crime.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson