Example Sentences

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Millions of Americans lose their jobs every year because of corporate decisions, and most of them don’t provoke it by criticizing their employer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

For years before she landed at CBS News in October, Weiss built a career criticizing ideological conformity and supposed institutional intolerance.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

There’s so much decorum among judges, this infamous brotherhood of the robe, that keeps them from directly criticizing one another.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

The first time Highland Park resident Paul Zappia received a mailer criticizing Eunisses Hernandez, his representative on the Los Angeles City Council, he tossed it in the trash.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

“My name is Wylan. And you’re right. I don’t have any business criticizing you.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo