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Six example sentences with opprobrium, each labelled with its topic.
The paper drew such opprobrium at the conference that its author withdrew it within a month and apologized publicly.
Science
The exhibition met with opprobrium in every newspaper, and the gallery closed it two weeks ahead of schedule.
Art
Public opprobrium followed the banker home; neighbors crossed the street, and his club quietly returned the year's subscription.
History
The minister faced weeks of opprobrium after the leaked memo, with editorials in every paper calling for his resignation.
Politics
The trade drew opprobrium from the whole city, with season-ticket holders flooding the radio shows for a week.
Basketball
The bank earned public opprobrium by raising fees the same month it announced record profits and executive bonuses.
Finance
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