How to Use criticize in a Sentence

criticize

verb
  • It seems as though all he ever does is criticize.
  • The judge was widely criticized for his verdict.
  • His boss criticized him for his sloppy work habits.
  • The editor criticized the author's work as trite.
  • Few state Democrats will criticize Clyburn by name on the record.
    — Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 5 May 2023
  • It’s also been criticized by many hunters in the state.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 Nov. 2023
  • To be fair, Kelce did make some posts in the 2010s that have been criticized as fatphobic and ableist.
    — Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023
  • At the end of the day, Elordi and Pattinson are more than welcome to criticize their own work.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Over the years, Apple has been criticized for iPhone apps that couldn’t be deleted.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • She has, in turn, been criticized for her tougher approach.
    — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • The idea that artists can no longer freely criticize the powerful should concern us all.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
  • And in its day, the movie did well, but we were criticized for romanticizing the time.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
  • This is a great lesson for young girls and women of all ages who can feel judged and criticized by others.
    — Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
  • And so in 2017, the group criticized the swift dismantling of Sam Durant’s Scaffold.
    — Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The researchers who criticized the original paper again passed the blame, this time to the journal that published it.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The only way not to be criticized is just to be mediocre, never do anything.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • But with social media, those fans have more outlets to reach out to players, to praise and to criticize.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2023
  • After the battle, the Black soldiers were withdrawn from action and criticized by the Army brass.
    — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
  • Nixon says a number of times to his campaign aides, ‘Don't criticize Johnson.
    — Time, 1 Aug. 2023
  • People have to make those choices, and they can be criticized for those choices, right?
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
  • Your guests are merely trying to lessen your burden and pitch in — not to criticize your home care and hygiene.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Your guests are merely trying to lessen your burden and pitch in -- not to criticize your home care and hygiene.
    — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023
  • One measure of the Houthis’ new power is that the proud Arab autocrats who hate them hardly dare to criticize them.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Do not pry for details or criticize your daughter-in-law.
    — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Most of us are compelled to embrace paradox, to criticize and understand these acts at the same time.
    — Curbed, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Both men criticized the investigative steps at the time.
    — Robert Legare, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The video was criticized even by Republicans and it has been taken down.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 9 July 2023
  • Zoom out: Off the stage, Trump supporters embraced what Democrats criticize them for.
    — Alexandria Sands, Axios, 25 July 2024
  • Being heavily criticized is something that often comes with reaching high levels of fame, but Doja Cat has had enough of the twisted image that is being portrayed of her.
    — Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The judge also criticized the Corps for failing to quantify how climate change will impact precipitation and, therefore, how that change could impact the need for more water storage.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025

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