withering
Example Sentences
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Attorney for the District of Columbia, and federal Judge James Boasberg did so in withering fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
“Undertone” is packed with plenty of similarly ridiculous plot points that deflate if you even so much as toss a withering glance their way.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
The woeful record of the national men's team is also evidence for withering comments and the malaise is well-documented.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
The report was widely condemned, including by more than 85 U.S. scientists and experts who published a withering 459-page document denouncing it as biased, error-ridden and unfit for guiding policy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Miss Preston levels a withering look at me.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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