excoriation

Example Sentences

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There is an excoriation of the writing of Tom Wolfe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

It was the toxic lens through which society was celebrating her while persecuting her that I despised, even if I was participating in the excoriation.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2021

Ramogi Huma, a former college football player, had been at a Justice Department lectern for eight seconds when he began an excoriation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2021

The stage for Mattis’s excoriation was set by several prior events that are crucial in understanding Monday’s inflection point.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2020

Perhaps Riddle felt the sting of his public excoriation.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand