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One night earlier, the Phillies had pilloried him, scoring four runs in five innings, benefiting from Kershaw’s recurring inability to throw strikes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024

Many of those same people who had pilloried Flacco early in the season were asking to get him back on the field.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2019

Just recently, the same group had pilloried the agency in a petition accusing it of rampant abuse of its surveillance authority.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2018

Indeed, he finally left with the disgusted conviction that she had pilloried not the sinner but himself,—a not uncommon outcome in a clash of wits between a woman and a man.

From The Henchman by Luther, Mark Lee

He had dared to profane the great Sören Kierkegaard, had pilloried him for the benefit of a second-rate public.

From Recollections of My Childhood and Youth by Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen