criticize
verb (used with object)
to censure or find fault with.
were criticizing
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past progressiveof criticize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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
“People are way more optimistic in terms of we’re fixing the things people were criticizing us for last season.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
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
“They were criticizing people and shaping human thought at the same time. That is democracy at work.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 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
