frowned on
Example Sentences
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Church leaders in the Philippines have frowned on the crucifixions and self-flagellations, saying Filipinos can show their deep faith and religious devotion without hurting themselves and by doing charity work instead, such as donating blood.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2023
The family of Sergiu Celibidache, another conductor who frowned on recording, took the opposite position, allowing the release of many albums after his death.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023
As a classicist, he frowned on rock and roll as an "expression of base passions" and once called popular music a "cult of banality".
From Reuters • Dec. 28, 2022
Courts have frowned on sharing nonpublic data among competitors.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2022
Dark spruce forest frowned on either side the frozen waterway.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
