DECRY in a Sentence
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Example sentences for DECRY, such as:
1. I could not bear to hear my old nurse so decried, and made the subject of such a wish.
2. The NBC sportscasters acclaim every American victory in the Olympics and decried every American defeat.
2. The NBC sportscasters acclaim every American victory in the Olympics and decried every American defeat.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of DECRY
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decry
v. express strong disapproval of; disparage
Classic Sentence:
1 Again, we may decry the color-prejudice of the South, yet it remains a heavy fact.
2 I could not bear to hear my old nurse so decried, and made the subject of such a wish.
Example Sentence:
1 The founder of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman, would strongly decry the lack of financial and moral support for children in America today.
2 Today, 100 bloggers are conducting a virtual protest to decry the large numbers of out-of-wedlock births in the black community.
3 The NBC sportscasters acclaim every American victory in the Olympics and decried every American defeat.