criticize
verb (used with object)
to censure or find fault with.
have been criticizing
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present perfect progressiveof criticize.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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That interpretation suggests Alexander may not simply have been criticizing Harold for allegedly breaking an oath.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Several people have been criticizing the town’s spending habits.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2024
The argument was essentially that you have been criticizing football while also, until fairly recently, being part of football broadcasts.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 28, 2019
You say you have been criticizing aspects of the criminal justice system for 53 years.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2018
She was silent, raw with the shameful thought that the attentive circle might have been criticizing her, laughing at her.
From Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
