censure
Example Sentences
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Mr. Buruma resists glib post hoc censure, acknowledging that German civilians “lived in constant fear of their own government.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Fine has not appeared fearful of censure or any loss of his committee assignments.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
"We will not censure the government," party leader Olivier Faure told radio broadcaster France Inter.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
I won’t be afraid of him or of Prince Dain’s censure.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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