excoriate

Example Sentences

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It’s easy to criticize the media for overemphasizing someone’s prison exposure, and easier still to excoriate prosecutors for sweetheart deals.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2023

Contributing to a debate in parliament last month MP Sam George, a prominent critic of the project, quoted the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament to excoriate the government.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2023

On the one hand, they excoriate Black folk, especially young people, when they opt out of the political process by not voting or joining conventional avenues for participation.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2021

And as much as he likes to excoriate the “fake news,” he is drawn irresistibly to the spotlight.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2020

“We need to take care of this. It’s too far gone. We have to excoriate the skin and replace your G-tube to purge the infection.”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott