lambaste
verb (used with object)
to beat or whip severely.
has lambasted
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present perfectof lambaste (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 group has lambasted the international community for not sufficiently assisting rescue efforts, leaving workers in some areas to dig out survivors largely with shovels and backhoes.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2023
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has lambasted health officials and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, as a wave of Covid cases sweeps through the country.
From BBC ● May 16, 2022
The press has lambasted them as “aging narcissists.”
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2018
He has lambasted what he calls “the Sloanies’ club” of the magazine’s old guard and his shake-up included the appointment of Campbell as a contributing editor.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2017
Secretary of State, media reported on Friday, a potential embarrassment for Berlin which has lambasted Washington for its widespread surveillance.
From Reuters ● Aug. 15, 2014
