How to Use pillory in a Sentence

pillory

verb

• The press pilloried the judge for her decision.
• He's been pilloried as a traitor each night on Fox News.
  — Griff Witte, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2020
• The scholarly work that D'Souza (and Woodward) pilloried in the early 90's has stood the test of time.
  — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 13 Aug. 2018
• Whatever her plan had been, Madonna was pilloried in the press and by some of the other artists in the hall.
  — Mary Gabriel, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
• Still, at the outset of the race, some Democrats viewed Youngkin as a candidate who would be easy to pillory.
  — Dan Merica and Eric Bradner, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021
• By contrast, all four of the state’s U.S. House Democrats have pilloried the practice in recent days.
  — Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, azcentral, 18 June 2018
• The study, posted as a preprint on April 17, has been pilloried non-stop.
  — David H. Freedman, Wired, 1 May 2020
• As word of the pardons has spread, Bevin has been pilloried on social media.
  — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2019
• Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer in the world, and he was still pilloried by the public, stripped of his title, and exiled.
  — Jonathan Eig, Slate Magazine, 26 Sep. 2017
• The eight clergy have been pilloried in history for their stance.
  — Greg Garrison, AL.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Democrats seem stunned when their GOP opponents pillory them with lies, rage and ad hominem attacks.
  — Robert B. Reich, Star Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020
• As more retailers have followed suit, trend pieces have been quick to dub card-only payment the next big thing and to pillory cash as dead.
  — Polly Mosendz, Bloomberg.com, 8 May 2017
• The praise by Seehofer, who pilloried Merkel throughout the country’s refugee crisis for not doing enough to stem the flow of migrants, marked a turnaround.
  — Patrick Donahue, Bloomberg.com, 28 May 2017
• That’s not surprising given the way that Sean Spicer, the current occupant of the position, has been pilloried by the press and late-night comics.
  — Chris Lu, Time, 26 June 2017
• Fallon, who did not ask one substantive question of his guest, was pilloried for the interview at the time.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2018
• Meanwhile women are pilloried for spending the same amount on a handbag.
  — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Feb. 2018
• But Comey is being pilloried on the right for not having much of a legal case against President Trump, and for being a leaker to boot.
  — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 12 June 2017
• Brexit that would keep Britain in the single market, like Norway, is pilloried as no Brexit at all.
  — The Economist, 4 July 2019
• The response, which prompted comparisons to (and a very funny video by) 30 Rock's Kenneth the Page was pilloried by comics and critics alike.
  — Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
• His lawyers have offered relatively little in the way of riposte—and have been pilloried for it.
  — WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
• George got pilloried for that move, but at least Indiana was able to get something in return (as meager as that haul from the Thunder turned out to be).
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 July 2017
• Michelle Obama was both praised and pilloried for her sensible shoes.
  — Bonnie Wertheim, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2017
• He was relentlessly pilloried, mocked, and distorted in the press for it.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 19 Apr. 2020
• The move to help its employees go to college looks good for a company that has been pilloried over the years for its low wages, lack of room for career growth, and stingy benefits.
  — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 30 May 2018
• By the time Trump reversed his policy Wednesday, Nielsen had been both yelled at and praised by Trump and pilloried for repeating his falsehoods.
  — Washington Post, 21 June 2018
• Sometimes, people could be beaten to death or severely hurt by the rocks and other objects thrown at them while they were pilloried.
  — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 31 July 2017
• Look at WeWork, which gets pilloried by much of the press for being overvalued and overhyped (even while investors bet millions on its growth).
  — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, 29 May 2018
• But why should Trump be pilloried for keeping a campaign promise, just because the former head of Goldman Sachs was opposed?
  — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2018
• The decision has been pilloried by the cannabis industry, which argued that Sessions is trying to stop the momentum of a growing business and restart the war on drugs.
  — Author: Katie Zezima, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Jan. 2018
• Pavone was also pilloried in the press for placing the fetus on an altar, even by those who would normally count themselves among his allies.
  — Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2020

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