crucify

Example Sentences

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She said she’s careful about talking about her symptoms or posting online about them because “If you say one thing on social media that you got some kind of symptom they would crucify me.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

"We have had parents say they want their child to go to pre-school but it would crucify them financially," she added.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

And to explain his reasoning, Biden used this phrase: “Never crucify yourself on a small cross.”

From Slate • May 24, 2021

Nazaryan seemingly was trying to crucify the author rather than giving a solid review of the book.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2021

“He does even worse things than crucify people,” Oscar tells us one time.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez