decry
verb (used with object)
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of.
will decry
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future tenseof decry.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The conglomerates will decry government overreach and point to their investments in content and job creation.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
Supporters will cheer the move, opponents will decry it.
From BBC ● May 22, 2024
John Lewis’ scars will be bared for the world to see, and white folks and black folks will decry the ugly past and point to a progressive future.
From Time ● Mar. 6, 2015
“Among them are that as you get closer to the election, candidates will begin to draw contrasts with one another, and another is that people will decry how negative the tenor of campaigns has become.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2013
They are ready to anathematize any man in their own ranks who will decry the self-evident truths which he uttered.
From Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem A Novel by Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) Griggs
