How to Use criticize in a Sentence

criticize

verb

• It seems as though all he ever does is criticize.
• The judge was widely criticized for his verdict.
• His boss criticized him for his sloppy work habits.
• The editor criticized the author's work as trite.
• Few state Democrats will criticize Clyburn by name on the record.
  — Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 5 May 2023
• It’s also been criticized by many hunters in the state.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 Nov. 2023
• To be fair, Kelce did make some posts in the 2010s that have been criticized as fatphobic and ableist.
  — Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023
• At the end of the day, Elordi and Pattinson are more than welcome to criticize their own work.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023
• Over the years, Apple has been criticized for iPhone apps that couldn’t be deleted.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
• She has, in turn, been criticized for her tougher approach.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• The idea that artists can no longer freely criticize the powerful should concern us all.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
• This is a great lesson for young girls and women of all ages who can feel judged and criticized by others.
  — Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
• And so in 2017, the group criticized the swift dismantling of Sam Durant’s Scaffold.
  — Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
• The researchers who criticized the original paper again passed the blame, this time to the journal that published it.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
• The only way not to be criticized is just to be mediocre, never do anything.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
• But with social media, those fans have more outlets to reach out to players, to praise and to criticize.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2023
• After the battle, the Black soldiers were withdrawn from action and criticized by the Army brass.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
• Nixon says a number of times to his campaign aides, ‘Don't criticize Johnson.
  — Time, 1 Aug. 2023
• People have to make those choices, and they can be criticized for those choices, right?
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
• Your guests are merely trying to lessen your burden and pitch in — not to criticize your home care and hygiene.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023
• Your guests are merely trying to lessen your burden and pitch in -- not to criticize your home care and hygiene.
  — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023
• One measure of the Houthis’ new power is that the proud Arab autocrats who hate them hardly dare to criticize them.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
• Both men criticized the investigative steps at the time.
  — Robert Legare, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
• The video was criticized even by Republicans and it has been taken down.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 9 July 2023
• Zoom out: Off the stage, Trump supporters embraced what Democrats criticize them for.
  — Alexandria Sands, Axios, 25 July 2024
• He was criticized for his calls and ended up beefing with sports radio hosts.
  — Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
• Still, some fans criticized the decision not to place a content warning at the start of either episode.
  — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
• The new policy was swiftly criticized by many within the GOP.
  — Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
• For a long time, the Angels were criticized for only pursuing the very best free agents, while ignoring the other pressing needs up and down the organization.
  — Sam Blum, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
• According to a law enforcement official who spoke to The New York Times, the document criticized health care companies for putting profit above care for patients.
  — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024