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.
  • This is not a condemnation; there are bad brains and there are good navels.
    — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • But the show is billed as a salute to bad gifts, rather than a condemnation of them.
    — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Crow called for the condemnation of the rhetoric.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2025
  • And the movie isn’t a condemnation of the party scene.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • None of this is a condemnation of the pioneers in this field.
    — Tetiana Aleksandrova, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The move is meant more to be a symbol of public condemnation.
    — Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2021
  • This, by the way, is not a condemnation of Saba—far from it.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Healey is swift and strong in her condemnation of breaches to the public trust.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The move is part of a hard-line shift drawing condemnation from rights activists.
    — Rahim Faiez, ajc, 22 May 2022
  • The shooting drew condemnation for what some deemed an extreme amount of force.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The effort drew swift condemnation from the tribe.
    — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The move is meant more to be a symbol of public condemnation for one’s actions.
    — Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021
  • The event triggered widespread condemnation and a wave of protests.
    — Güzin Kar, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Healy’s actions have drawn a mixture of praise and condemnation.
    — Nick Reilly, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
  • Son, though, has largely been spared condemnation.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
  • Leaders around the globe also chimed in on the condemnation of Ukraine.
    — Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Democrats have already used the most severe kinds of language and condemnation.
    — ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Nowhere in that comment was there any condemnation of his wife’s position.
    — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Kyiv cast the attack as revenge for strikes on a historic monastery that had drawn global condemnation.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 18 June 2026
  • While most of these acts drew widespread condemnation, some have had a more mixed reaction from the public.
    — Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Ortega regime has been hit by rounds of condemnation and sanctions since the vote.
    — Staff Writer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Some have endowed their orders with moral condemnation.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The findings have led to a swift and damning condemnation of Chavez across the country.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • When tragedy strikes, our first duty should be compassion, not condemnation.
    — Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
  • News of the arrest drew swift condemnation from county leaders.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • One of the major reforms at the council was a condemnation of all forms of antisemitism.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • 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

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