decry
verb (used with object)
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of.
had decried
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past perfectof decry.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mexico had decried the move, arguing that the US had no legal right to change the gulf's name.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025
The governor had decried her earlier prosecutions of the suspect, who had a record of arrests as a juvenile and was on probation when he allegedly committed a shooting spree.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2023
Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Republican whose district includes the Air Force Academy, had decried the potential graduation refusal.
From Washington Times ● May 21, 2022
Israeli rights groups had decried the use of the technology, which can track where a person has been and whom he has met, as a violation of privacy rights.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
He pitied men in their crimes, in their unbeliefs, and in their faiths, and presently he saw in these faiths which he had decried a spiritual beauty.
From Atmâ A Romance by Caroline Augusta Frazer
