decry
verb (used with object)
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of.
has decried
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present perfectof decry (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The country has moved to charge tolls for passage and said that all vessels attempting to transit the strait must communicate with its military, a stipulation the U.S. has decried.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
The NDC has decried this as an "abysmal performance" and has demanded a reset.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024
His daughter has announced that he plans to return on Aug. 10 following years of self-imposed exile to escape a prison term in several criminal cases which he has decried as politically motivated.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
Both he and Levinson credited Feldstein Soto for owning her mistake and believed the city attorney, who in other instances has decried the use of no-bid contracts, could turn the experience to her advantage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
She has decried the anti-Jewish laws of Benito Mussolini’s fascist regime.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
