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verb

condemn

CEFR B2

express strong disapproval of

In a sentence

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

  • Lawmakers from both benches condemned the leak, calling it a breach that put ordinary staff at needless risk.

    Politics

  • The bar association condemned the practice of billing clients for hours nobody had actually worked, and issued new guidance.

    Law

  • Shareholders condemned the bonus package at the annual meeting, and a third of them voted against the entire board.

    Finance

  • Critics condemned the mural as vandalism when it appeared, and the same paper praised it twenty years later.

    Art

  • Purists condemned the band for adding synthesizers, though the album went on to sell more than any before it.

    Music

  • Scientists condemned the plan to drain the marsh, warning that migrating birds would have nowhere else to land.

    Environment

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