condemned; condemning; condemns
1
: to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation
a policy widely condemned as racist
3
: to adjudge unfit for use or consumption
condemn an old apartment building
4
: to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent domain
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Examples of condemn in a Sentence
We strongly condemn this attack against our allies.
The government condemns all acts of terrorism.
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.
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New Delhi has maintained close ties with Moscow, its longtime partner, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which India has declined to condemn, while managing to keep relations warm with the U.S.
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Michael Kugelman, TIME, 5 June 2024
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
When President Barack Obama said after Hamas’ attack upon Israel that both this attack and the Israeli occupation were unjustified, he was condemned by many – including attorney Alan Dershowitz – as refusing to condemn and counter the atrocities of Oct. 7.
—Michael Blake, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
There are a lot of aid groups lining up to condemn this strike.
—Abc News, ABC News, 28 May 2024
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Michael Kugelman, TIME, 5 June 2024
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
When President Barack Obama said after Hamas’ attack upon Israel that both this attack and the Israeli occupation were unjustified, he was condemned by many – including attorney Alan Dershowitz – as refusing to condemn and counter the atrocities of Oct. 7.
—Michael Blake, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
There are a lot of aid groups lining up to condemn this strike.
—Abc News, ABC News, 28 May 2024
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“Condemn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condemn. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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