How to Use criticism in a Sentence

criticism

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  • In this job you need to be able to take criticism.
  • I had one minor criticism about her design.
  • There was much public criticism directed at the senator.
  • I asked my sister for some constructive criticism of my essay before I tried to revise it.
  • The state rewrote the standards to address the criticisms.
    — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Khamenei’s use of Facebook has drawn criticism in the past.
    — TIME, 9 Feb. 2024
  • What Burna seems not to grasp is that most of the criticisms thrown his way aren’t attacks.
    — Nelson C.j., Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The song has seen an uptick in streams as criticism continues.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • Cowell's criticism was mean, but the words didn't seem to bother Hung.
    — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Biden’s support of the bill drew criticism from members of his own party.
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The 10-year-old didn’t shy away from sharing her fashion criticism on the latest episode of The Kardashians.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The scrutiny and criticism the Bidens and others in the public eye face can be crushing.
    — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
  • And like anybody having to listen to their voice on a voice mail, trying to get past the criticism of myself.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Politics wasn’t meant to play any part in their criticism.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Since the beginning of his term in 2022, Mr. Bragg has drawn criticism for his handling of crime in the nation’s most populous city.
    — Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The film received sharp criticism for casting white actors in all roles except for the villain.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Despite the criticism, Mhlongo has carved out a life that many only dream about.
    — Jazmine Denise Thompson, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
  • But that hasn’t stopped a torrent of criticism heading his way on the Chinese internet.
    — Chris Lau, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The Supreme Court has signed off on it over and over again despite widespread criticism from legal scholars, judges, and even some of the justices themselves.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The teams did not respond to requests for an explanation of the timing of the criticism, as White was shut out of the process by the teams and legislators months ago.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Still, the scope of the majority opinion was the subject of harsh criticism from the liberal justices.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Mar. 2024
  • In the past, the Justice Department has faced criticism for greenlighting a wave of mergers.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The New York Giants’ offensive line’s play has been a hot topic and target of criticism for years now, and that remains the case through the first quarter of the 2023 season.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Through praise and criticism, Disney remains a standard bearer in the arts, and beyond that, in wielding the power to inspire.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The group has pointed out airlines for special criticism.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
  • Meanwhile, Carmy's been waiting for the other shoe to drop all day, as his head fills with negative self talk and toxic criticisms from his past jobs.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 June 2023
  • Openness is the ability to accept criticism or new ideas.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Japan started releasing the water from the plant into the ocean last month, drawing strong criticism from China.
    — Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • But as the civilian death toll in Gaza has climbed, Biden has gone public with criticism of Netanyahu's military response.
    — Emma Bowman, NPR, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Though subject to a bond condition that restricts him from threatening those involved in the case, Trump kept up his criticism of Dist.
    — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023

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