frowned on

Example Sentences

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We work in broken systems, where asking for time off is frowned on.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023

By the 1990s, though, when von Bothmer donated his last fragment to the reconstruction, museums had embraced stricter guidelines that frowned on the acquisition of ancient objects that lacked a back story.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

As a classicist, he frowned on rock and roll as an "expression of base passions" and once called popular music a "cult of banality".

From Reuters • Dec. 28, 2022

Van Seenus said it was frowned on when she started out for models to pursue other careers or public passions.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

But her father had frowned on such and would call Polly inside their small house.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper