Example Sentences

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Ramos, 55, who denies all the allegations, said that it is an escalation of a years-long attempt to silence his work that often criticizes Mexican forces who work closely with US allies on the border.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Yet he still believes that he’s a man of the people who should be heeded on every aspect of life, especially on how to disregard all criticism because anyone who criticizes you must be wrong.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Mr. Hellbeck criticizes scholars such as Timothy Snyder for supposedly failing to see the “fundamental difference” between the Nazi and Soviet regimes in their treatments of the local population and especially of the Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

In one instance, Bourdain criticizes Deen’s style of cooking, saying, “This is not Southern food she’s been selling. Her brand has been, all these years, novelty food,” as reported by Entertainment Weekly.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

The writer criticizes “today’s youth” from head to toe, though without dismissing them all as “hopeless cases.”

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank