condemn
verb (used with object)
to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
have been condemning
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present perfect progressiveof condemn.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Some critics, including a former prime minister, have been condemning the project from the very beginning, mostly for grabbing valuable green space.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
"You speak French," exclaimed the young man, "and you have been condemning me all this time to blunder on in German!"
From The Queen's Necklace by Dumas père, Alexandre
And so you have been condemning the piety of the schalischim? the integrity of the college of priests? the truth of the gods themselves, for aught I know?
From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield
