Example Sentences
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Mayor Karen Bass decried the application as “a slap in the face” to the families of Boyle Heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
After the final whistle, striker Mehdi Taremi thanked the adoring crowd but decried the impact of the war on his squad, from absent staff to grueling travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
A decade ago, the EAC decried the influx of second-hand clothing and was primed to impose a ban across its member states.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
He decried RIH’s pleas for relief in Rhode Island’s federal court as “flagrant attempts to avoid compliance with lawful orders” designed to “circumvent the authority of this court.”
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
In fact, housing was a fundamental and perennial concern, dating back to slavery days, a festering sore which was often decried by community leaders, white and black, but which never seemed to heal.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
