pillory
noun
a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
has pilloried
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present perfectof pillory (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 sports world has pilloried Kyrie Irving since Friday, when reports surfaced that the four-time All-Star requested a trade at a meeting with Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2017
The company has pilloried lawyer Donziger for his comments on corruption in the Ecuadorian judicial system and his purported efforts to intimidate officials.
From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 2011
He has pilloried these mercilessly in his 'Holy Tulzie' and in his 'Holy Willie's Prayer.'
From An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant by Edward Caldwell Moore
In his illustrations, for example, when he has pilloried some poor gentleman, otherwise unknown, for the astounded and amused contemplation of the Anglican monocle, he cannot let him alone.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Those who still denounce him as the chief of sinners, and without mercy condemn him out of his own mouth, are those whom Burns has pilloried to all posterity.
From Robert Burns Famous Scots Series by Gabriel Setoun
