criticize
verb (used with object)
to censure or find fault with.
criticizes
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present tense formof criticize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The piece also criticizes media and academic discussions that portray Latino men and Latinas as politically opposed blocs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Book of Jubilees, one of the important works preserved in the Qumran library, strongly criticizes the prevailing lunar calendar.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
It’s unclear now what Owens wants her impact on politics to be, as she criticizes Trump and Israel.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 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
But that is the end of it; everything else he criticizes from his own practical point of view.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
