decry

Example Sentences

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Critics of prediction markets decry betting on wars as ghoulish and tasteless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The conglomerates will decry government overreach and point to their investments in content and job creation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

A lot of people go on national television to decry how awful this is.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025

In the morning, with the fog still hanging heavy over the empty streets blocking out the sun, the mayor and other elected officials came to decry the violence.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

However, all writers about them, from Romans to modern zookeepers, decry their irascible temper and their nasty habit of biting people.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond