censorious

Example Sentences

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Certainly, it will require resisting censorious dictates and flouting unjust laws.

From Washington Post

The censorious trend in America is more organic, encouraged by complex developments in the upper reaches of meritocratic life, and imposed by private corporations and the ideological minders they increasingly employ.

From New York Times

It also helped camouflage true meanings, an important tool when dealing with censorious colonial administrators or army generals.

From New York Times

But unlike in New York, advocates faced little overt opposition, even from Republicans often censorious of providing benefits to immigrants without legal status.

From Seattle Times

Maybe stifling the crude artistry of young taggers is a task that feels too censorious and adult for them.

From Seattle Times