denounce
verb (used with object)
to condemn or censure openly or publicly.
denounced
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past participleof denounce.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof denounce.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
denounceverb (used with object)to condemn or censure openly or publicly.
Example Sentences
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After a week in which countless female athletes denounced a controversial sports betting company advertisement featuring actress Sydney Sweeney, Ohanian said he wanted Friday's event to put the attention back on the "actual athletes".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
They denounced "the state failing to regulate prices", which "allows an integrated group that benefits from considerable upstream margins to dictate, to blackmail, leading to this distortion of competition."
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The post was denounced as “racist propaganda” and “completely unacceptable.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Human rights groups denounced this as a stain on the moral conscience of America.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Napoleon had denounced such ideas as contrary to the spirit of Animalism.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
