sit in judgment

Example Sentences

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That meant you could sit in judgment of other women, without ever worrying that you or your loved ones would lose access.

From Salon • May 8, 2023

“To live is to battle with trolls in heart and mind; to write is to sit in judgment of oneself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023

If you decide not to sit in judgment of this couple, then your relationship with these family members shouldn’t be adversely affected.

From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2022

Zink lovingly lampoons the way that teenagers bumble toward identity and character: “Henry regarded himself as an ethical person with a right to sit in judgment because he knew first aid,” she writes.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2022

Once upon a long-lost time, people had believed it, and had believed, too, that the seraphim would return one day and sit in judgment over them.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor