- present participle of criticize.
criticizing
Example Sentences
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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
There’s so much decorum among judges, this infamous brotherhood of the robe, that keeps them from directly criticizing one another.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
The first time Highland Park resident Paul Zappia received a mailer criticizing Eunisses Hernandez, his representative on the Los Angeles City Council, he tossed it in the trash.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Burger prepared a confidential report, criticizing the Nazi officials in Poland.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple