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.
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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.
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