pass judgment on

Example Sentences

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State Department spokesperson Matt Miller told NBC News that the U.S. would continue to monitor proceedings as the men appealed, noting that the U.S. wouldn’t pass judgment on the three’s guilt.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2024

But children can’t even vote—much less pass judgment on me and my life.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2023

Another is to have a panel of appeals court judges pass judgment on a justice, but that raises structural problems since they are subordinate judges.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

As her colleagues prepared to pass judgment on her, Harris quietly sat at her wooden desk toward the back of the chamber.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

There was a natural role for an independent arbiter to pass judgment on these opaque piles of risky loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis