Example Sentences

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They will condemn it as illegal even if it ends well, which is far from guaranteed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

After successive defeats by Brighton and Liverpool, United head to Southampton knowing defeat will condemn them to their worst start since 1986-87, when Ron Atkinson was sacked and replaced by Sir Alex Ferguson.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

It appears likely these failures will condemn future generations to a Chesapeake Bay no better, and possibly even worse, than it is today.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

“I will condemn anyone who traffics in this hate-mongering,” she said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022

It seems like the thing that will condemn me.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth