How to Use censure in a Sentence

censure

1 of 2 noun
  • The country faces international censure for its alleged involvement in the assassination.
  • But some felt that wasn’t enough and pushed for a more formal censure.
    — Author: Eric Russell Portland Press Herald, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Here’s what to know about censures, and what happened this past week.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Less than two years elapsed before the next censure — and more attempts are on the way.
    — Carl Hulse, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Yet none of this censure is likely to make a jot of difference.
    — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The vote to kill the censure bid was 214 to 213.
    — David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • At the time of his censure, Wyatt was vice chairman.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Walsh is seeking both a public censure and the judge’s removal from the bench.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Mills denied his vote against the censure was a means to protect himself.
    — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Before the vote, Clary took to talk radio to speak against the idea of a censure.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Those threats were unique and cause for censure, but not the only reckless language in the mix.
    — oregonlive.com, 25 June 2019
  • White sat a few feet from Herzfeld as the rabbi demanded his censure.
    — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 1 May 2018
  • There need to be motions of censure at the very least against Hawley and Cruz.
    — Benjamin Carter Hett, Star Tribune, 23 Jan. 2021
  • At the meeting Monday night, four spoke in favor of the censure and two were against.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
  • But there wasn’t nearly enough support among the full state committee for a censure.
    — Author: Eric Russell Portland Press Herald, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Both of those items were not proposed during the latest censure debate.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Now, some think Boebert should face a similar fate and, at the very least, censure.
    — Lincoln Mitchell, CNN, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Still, Congress has held two censure votes to oust him, the last one in early May.
    — Lucien Chauvin, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2021
  • In turn, the algorithm becomes an easy target for blame, censure, or reprisal.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Some rank-and-file lawmakers also agree that censures are losing their punch.
    — Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Avoid disapproval and censure by keeping your nose to the grindstone.
    — Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 16 May 2017
  • If he is found guilty on any of the charges, punishment could include censure or removal from office.
    — Mary Ellen Klas, miamiherald, 19 Dec. 2017
  • The House came within two votes of expelling her but opted for censure instead.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Nov. 2021
  • City officials were mum last night on the specific reason for the censure.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Yevtushenko, yielding to the threat of censure, revised his poem.
    — John Adams, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Davis said censure was the only recourse allowed under law for the council.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
  • But there was a time when the line between private and public was unyielding and those who crossed it faced censure.
    — Nancy McDonell, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2018
  • The most obvious -- and public -- would be a formal censure vote in the House.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 25 May 2021
  • The censure is appealable in the next 30 days, and Kelly vowed to fight it.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Others said the censure was all about a Democratic power grab.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2021

censure

2 of 2 verb
  • He was censured by the committee for his failure to report the problem.
  • Miller has said she's no longer censured.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • He was censured twice by the City Council.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • The worst that can happen to Bailey is that he’d be censured.
    — John Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2018
  • The board voted to censure him — one step short of taking away his license.
    — Andrew Ford, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Fine should be censured & stripped of committees.
    — Mariana Alfaro The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Writers and artists would be censured at the whim of government.
    — Fox News, 27 Sep. 2018
  • He was censured a second time in July.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • When the book was published, both those who swooned over it and those who censured it failed to catch its satiric edge.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The Democrat was later censured for that.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In the first year of the genocide, I was censured and censored on campus.
    — Sahar Mustafah august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
  • He has also been censured twice by the City Council.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The City Council also has censured him twice.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Folks are getting censured, canceled and fired for voicing their opinions.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Shame falls on a party that would censure persons of conscience, who seek truth in the face of vitriol.
    — Jeff Parrott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Feb. 2022
  • In 2023, the House censured three members.
    — Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The bill introduced by Nancy Pelosi to censure his tweet passed that test.
    — The Economist, 18 July 2019
  • Council went on to censure Brennan for his remarks to Porter.
    — cleveland, 14 June 2021
  • McCarthy was censured just one month after his appearance on the show.
    — CBS News, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The board will then decide whether to adopt a resolution censuring her.
    — Michael Williams, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Hulsey does not plan to put a resolution to censure any other council members up for a vote though.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Peery has been censured by a Commission of Presbytery.
    — Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The show’s creators have given up being funny and opted instead to scold and censure.
    — Armond White, National Review, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The board censured Ervin, a member since 2006, at that meeting.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 20 May 2026
  • This was not the first time Adams has been censured after saying something deemed to be offensive.
    — Chris Lamb, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Some were censured and others forced into retirement.
    — Fadi Tawil, Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Since being censured, Zephyr has set up office on the bench just outside the House chamber.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 May 2023
  • Democrats have criticized Mace’s attempt to censure Omar.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Still, the school board president, Greg Holt wanted to censure Ross.
    — Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 15 Feb. 2024
  • He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026

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