censor

In a sentence

Six example sentences with censor, each labelled with its topic.

• Under the old empire every newspaper page passed a censor, who blacked out paragraphs before the presses could run.

  History

• The novel reached readers only after a censor had cut two chapters he judged disrespectful to the crown.

  Literature

• The exhibition catalog was sent to a state censor, who ordered three photographs removed before the gallery could open.

  Art

• The studio submitted every script to the censor in 1938, and a kiss lasting more than three seconds was cut.

  Movies

• Every telegram leaving the capital passed a censor during the crisis, and reporters learned to write in code.

  Politics

• The censor demanded a new title for the song before the record could be sold in the province.

  Music

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