criticize

Definition:
1. To say that you disapprove of something; to say what you do not like or think is wrong about something.
2. Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.
3. Act as a critic.

Use 'criticize' in a sentence:

• 1. The movie has been criticized for strong language.
• 2. She criticizes everyone and the trouble is, she doesn't know when to stop.
• 3. The decision was criticized by environmental groups.
• 4. Don't criticize other people.
• 5. I'm going to criticize them.
• 6. Why criticize other people when you once knew no better yourself?
• 7. You were quite right to criticize him.
• 8. Plutarch is suggesting something slightly different, something a bit closer to Marcus Cicero's claim that one should "criticize by creation, not by finding fault."
• 9. She's always criticizing me.
• 10. I hate the way she always criticizes me.
• 11. Every time somebody comes to you with an idea which you criticize, it discourages the person from wasting your time with more suggestions.
• 12. The government has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously.
• 13. When someone on your team does something wrong, don't criticize him.
• 14. He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
• 15. You eat her food, enjoy her hospitality and then criticize her behind her back.
• 16. But perhaps Plutarch is suggesting something slightly different, something a bit closer to Marcus Cicero's claim that one should "criticize by creation, not by finding fault."
• 17. I don't really criticize society.
• 18. Wo piping ni! Criticize!
• 19. I find it difficult to criticize this position, whatever your beliefs are.
• 20. Although recent censure of corporate boards of directors as "passive" and "supine" may be excessive, those who criticize board performance have plenty of substantive ammunition.
• 21. She was never one to criticize.
• 22. This isn't really what my wife is trying to criticize me about.
• 23. Doctors have been criticized for their indiscriminate use of antibiotics.
• 24. Before you can criticize an idea, you have to reference that idea.
• 25. The nicest thing about her is that she never criticizes us.
• 26. She has been heavily criticized in the press.
• 27. She suffered the humiliation of being criticized in public.
• 28. We should not be producing compliant students who do not dare to criticize.
• 29. You can criticize her methodology.
• 30. To tell you the truth, I think your father was right to criticize you.
• 31. The peasant in Chad sows his millet first, and it is hard to criticize this instinctive priority given to his daily bread.
• 32. It is an aspect of that prejudice that one might share with tradition if he doesn't criticize something in the tradition.
• 33. To criticize it for such failure is roughly comparable to criticizing a thermometer for not measuring wind velocity.
• 34. Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly the single greatest barrier to writing that most of us encounter.
• 35. It's easy to criticize with the benefit of hindsight.
• 36. We're not trying to assign blame or criticize anyone or call anyone consciously sexist.
• 37. We were taught how to criticize poems.
• 38. He criticized the huge pay rises awarded to industry bosses.
• 39. He didn't want to go on the record as either praising or criticizing the proposal.
• 40. You criticize my appearance, and then you stab me in the back!
• 41. He criticized the Director and, by implication, the whole of the organization.
• 42. His work has been criticized for being imitative and shallow.
• 43. The car has been criticized for its outdated body styling.
• 44. The report criticizes the government's record on housing.
• 45. The novel was criticized for its two-dimensional characters.
• 46. I'm always being criticized.
• 47. The author whom you criticized in your review has written a reply.
• 48. You're on dangerous ground if you criticize his family.
• 49. He criticized the repressive methods employed by the country's government.
• 50. When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence.
• 51. He was criticized for his tough stand on immigration.
• 52. All you ever do is criticize!
• 53. They would criticize me, or worse yet, pay me no attention.
• 54. One should never criticize if one is not sure of one's facts.
• 55. People often lose confidence when they are criticized.