were criticizing
- past progressive of criticize.
Example Sentences
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“For the longest time, folks were criticizing Toyota that they were so slow to the game in the battery-electric business,” said Charlie Chesbrough, senior economist at Cox Automotive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
At first glance, Stone's book might seem to be just the sort of thing that Kreiss and McGregor were criticizing, and some of the things he says would seem to justify that.
From Salon ● May 7, 2023
Around the same time, some L.G.B.T.Q. advocates were criticizing Disney over “Loki,” a Disney+ superhero show.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
Jeff Myers, president of the evangelical Christian educational resource Summit Ministries, said the college still seemed unaware of what the students were criticizing.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
“Patria Mercedes, you should be the first one to know . . .” We kept our sentences incomplete whenever we were criticizing the government inside the house.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
