pass judgment on
Example Sentences
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This is when the American people will have a chance to pass judgment on their elected representatives, those who hold the chief executive accountable for his actions.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2025
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
It is not the historian’s job to pass judgment on the past, but to present it as clearly as possible and to preserve that clarity for future generations.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Claudia appointed him treasurer; he would not only hold all the money, he would also keep track of it and pass judgment on all expenditures.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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