How to Use condemn in a Sentence

condemn

verb
  • The country condemns the use of violence on prisoners.
  • The school condemns cheating, and any student caught cheating will be expelled.
  • City officials condemned our apartment building and forced us to leave.
  • The government condemns all acts of terrorism.
  • We strongly condemn this attack against our allies.
  • He should be praised, not condemned.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Rather, it should be condemned.
    — Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
  • Props to you for wanting to help her rather than condemn her.
    — cleveland, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The building was condemned and they were left on the street.
    — Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • There are a lot of aid groups lining up to condemn this strike.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 28 May 2024
  • Democrats and voting rights groups were quick to condemn the bill.
    — Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 29 May 2021
  • Some choose to ignore it, or condemn those who speak out against it.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 24 June 2022
  • Kirk condemned the assault at the time.
    — Curt Devine, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Now a crowd had gathered on that same land to condemn what had been done.
    — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2022
  • He was found guilty and was condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 May 2020
  • Trump has long condemned flag burnings.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • But that’s no reason to condemn them to the compost heap come fall.
    — Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The studio condemned the pledge.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Ogles has not condemned the rhetoric or called for those involved to resign.
    — Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Guthrie condemned the fake demands.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • People like that judge and condemn people, and that’s not the way to go.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This isn’t meant to condemn those who hire household workers.
    — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, 20 Dec. 2019
  • If piers were houses, most would have been condemned decades ago, or left to fall to pieces on their own.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
  • Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
    — Robert Graboyes, National Review, 13 Feb. 2018
  • The sprinter did have a message for anyone who might condemn her.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2021
  • Nine of the men pictured here were condemned to what amounted to a life sentence.
    — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Wilcox condemned his treatment.
    — Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The focus has been on the racist portion of it, which was widely condemned.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The trip was condemned by those who oppose the regime and its brutal practices.
    — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The move was condemned by critics as an attack on the country's free press.
    — Ben Westcott, CNN, 6 May 2020

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'condemn.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: