frowned on
Example Sentences
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Papi said he doesn’t regret coming illegally, because he needed a job and sneaking in wasn’t frowned on at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The Ottoman Caliphate zone, especially, frowned on painting humans from life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The music that had been frowned on by the bosses in the 70s was now classic rock and he had a loyal fanbase who recognised him as one of their own.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024
Amish quilters preferred simple, geometric patterns and colors; the community frowned on overly pictorial motifs and multicolored patterns.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
Theodore Bernstein, The Careful Writer: “There is nothing wrong with splitting an infinitive... except that eighteenth- and nineteenth- century grammarians, for one reason or another, frowned on it.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
