pass judgment on

Example Sentences

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This is when the American people will have a chance to pass judgment on their elected representatives, those who hold the chief executive accountable for his actions.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2025

But children can’t even vote—much less pass judgment on me and my life.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2023

It is not the historian’s job to pass judgment on the past, but to present it as clearly as possible and to preserve that clarity for future generations.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Dack rightly doesn’t pass judgment on Lea, and she remains on the character’s side throughout.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

There was a natural role for an independent arbiter to pass judgment on these opaque piles of risky loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis