censured

Example Sentences

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It’s infrequent that a judge is publicly or privately censured.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

In response, Mr. Karrubi is neither punished nor censured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

FBI agents at field offices and at headquarters who resisted Gray’s power were censured, fired or transferred.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025

The trial committee had recommended that she be prohibited from serving as a guild captain for three years and censured privately.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

With high-stakes testing, a teacher whose students test poorly can be censured or passed over for a raise or promotion.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt