crucify

Example Sentences

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“I thought they were gonna crucify me!” said Massry.

From Slate • Oct. 26, 2024

She said she’s careful about talking about her symptoms or posting online about them because “If you say one thing on social media that you got some kind of symptom they would crucify me.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

"We have had parents say they want their child to go to pre-school but it would crucify them financially," she added.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

Nazaryan seemingly was trying to crucify the author rather than giving a solid review of the book.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2021

“Finnegan’s here. He’ll crucify me if it looks like I’m not working.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia