Example Sentences

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He said critics are lambasting the new season despite ignorance of it, reminding him of what the British once termed “the Mary Whitehouse effect.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2022

Social media users are lambasting Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ February 2021 Vogue shoot, decrying its lighting, backdrop and wardrobe direction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2021

The new 4-4-2 formation deployed by Mariner worked to a certain extent, even if many critics are lambasting TFC for persisting so long with the "Winter experiment" then throwing it out of the window midseason.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2012