How to Use condemnation in a Sentence

condemnation

noun
  • The plan has drawn condemnation from both sides.
  • The government's statement was a condemnation of all acts of terrorism.
  • But the show is billed as a salute to bad gifts, rather than a condemnation of them.
    — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Leaders around the globe also chimed in on the condemnation of Ukraine.
    — Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The deaths in the spring of 2021, in the southwestern Ontario city of London, shocked the country and drew condemnation.
    — Paul Vieira, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The move is meant more to be a symbol of public condemnation.
    — Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The move sparked protests and condemnation of the military.
    — Yassir Abdullah and Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Some are singling out the pay raise in their condemnations.
    — Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The Ortega regime has been hit by rounds of condemnation and sanctions since the vote.
    — Staff Writer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The move is part of a hard-line shift drawing condemnation from rights activists.
    — Rahim Faiez, ajc, 22 May 2022
  • But it was also met with condemnation from some, including the hosts of The View.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 June 2024
  • The militant group’s move has drawn condemnations from the US and the European Union.
    — Shafi Kakar, CNN, 5 June 2023
  • The march drew the condemnation of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.
    — CBS News, 2 July 2022
  • The lawyers for the plaintiffs said that the verdict was a condemnation of what happened in 2017 in Charlottesville.
    — New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The event triggered widespread condemnation and a wave of protests.
    — Güzin Kar, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The move is meant more to be a symbol of public condemnation for one’s actions.
    — Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021
  • The city filed a condemnation lawsuit against the Lodge, and in April 2020, asked the court for and received an order of possession.
    — Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The issues differ but the target of our condemnation is always the same: not us.
    — Erica Ariel Fox, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Amid a flurry of condemnation from the left and right, Gosar denied being part of such an effort.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2022
  • The photos and video from Bucha have set off a new wave of global condemnation and revulsion.
    — Amanda Seitz and Arijeta Lajka, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Her answer, though, drew condemnation far and wide due to her omission of slavery as the war’s driving cause.
    — David Mark, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The rock legend's public condemnation of Trump is not new.
    — Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Healy’s actions have drawn a mixture of praise and condemnation.
    — Nick Reilly, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
  • Where is the condemnation from the religious and spiritual leaders of the five faiths of the hostages still being held?
    — TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
  • In some parts of the country, Jan. 6 rioters came home to condemnation.
    — Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The publication of the draft triggered protests outside the high court and condemnation from Biden and his party.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
  • The takeover and the ensuing crackdown have drawn condemnation and sanctions from the United States and others.
    — The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The comments amount to some of the sternest condemnation from a fellow Republican.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The agency drew widespread condemnation after a video posted to social media on Saturday showed the landscaper being pinned to the ground, pepper sprayed and repeatedly punched in the head by at least one agent.
    — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
  • During the protests, the Communication Authority banned the live coverage of demonstrations and switched off some of the free-to-air television signals, drawing condemnation from human-rights groups.
    — Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025

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