How to Use censure in a Sentence

censure

1 of 2 noun

• The country faces international censure for its alleged involvement in the assassination.
• But some felt that wasn’t enough and pushed for a more formal censure.
  — Author: Eric Russell Portland Press Herald, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2021
• Less than two years elapsed before the next censure — and more attempts are on the way.
  — Carl Hulse, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
• Before the vote, Clary took to talk radio to speak against the idea of a censure.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2021
• Yet none of this censure is likely to make a jot of difference.
  — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2020
• The censure, pushed by allies of Trump, was just over a page long.
  — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2022
• Those threats were unique and cause for censure, but not the only reckless language in the mix.
  — oregonlive.com, 25 June 2019
• There need to be motions of censure at the very least against Hawley and Cruz.
  — Benjamin Carter Hett, Star Tribune, 23 Jan. 2021
• Avoid disapproval and censure by keeping your nose to the grindstone.
  — Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 16 May 2017
• White sat a few feet from Herzfeld as the rabbi demanded his censure.
  — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 1 May 2018
• Calif. Democrats are are now pushing censure of the president in the House.
  — Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Aug. 2017
• The most obvious -- and public -- would be a formal censure vote in the House.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 25 May 2021
• City officials were mum last night on the specific reason for the censure.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
• Davis said censure was the only recourse allowed under law for the council.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
• But there was a time when the line between private and public was unyielding and those who crossed it faced censure.
  — Nancy McDonell, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2018
• But there wasn’t nearly enough support among the full state committee for a censure.
  — Author: Eric Russell Portland Press Herald, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2021
• If one eludes the trap of picking wife or mistress, there is still the task of distilling critique from moral censure.
  — Dana Snitzky, Longreads, 12 July 2018
• The House came within two votes of expelling her but opted for censure instead.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Nov. 2021
• Still, Congress has held two censure votes to oust him, the last one in early May.
  — Lucien Chauvin, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2021
• A spokesman for Ryan declined to comment on the Democrats' censure effort.
  — Mike Debonis, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2017
• Others said the censure was all about a Democratic power grab.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2021
• Burkons was upset that he was not made aware of the censure prior to the meeting, as were the other six members of council.
  — cleveland, 18 Aug. 2020
• If he is found guilty on any of the charges, punishment could include censure or removal from office.
  — Mary Ellen Klas, miamiherald, 19 Dec. 2017
• That too brought censure from my wife, but apparent support from a hungry crowd.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Now, some think Boebert should face a similar fate and, at the very least, censure.
  — Lincoln Mitchell, CNN, 30 Nov. 2021
• The next day, the Navy took one more swipe at Benson, this time with a public letter of censure.
  — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2019
• Gosar re-posted the video after his censure, before taking it down again.
  — NBC News, 21 Nov. 2021
• The rest are pure Muck — instances of censure motivated by fear.
  — David Thomas, National Review, 15 Mar. 2022
• In turn, the algorithm becomes an easy target for blame, censure, or reprisal.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2021
• The major parties’ support ensures the censure motion will be passed by both chambers.
  — Rod McGuirk, The Seattle Times, 25 Mar. 2019

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censure

2 of 2 verb

• He was censured by the committee for his failure to report the problem.
• That led to an attempt by the state party to censure him.
  — David Mark, Washington Examiner, 14 June 2020
• He was censured for insulting the speaker of the House.
  — Joella Carman, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
• Writers and artists would be censured at the whim of government.
  — Fox News, 27 Sep. 2018
• Each survived a bid to censure them by the state committee.
  — Author: Eric Russell Portland Press Herald, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2021
• The worst that can happen to Bailey is that he’d be censured.
  — John Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2018
• The board voted to censure him — one step short of taking away his license.
  — Andrew Ford, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2022
• The board also voted to censure Weiser over the remarks and called on him to resign.
  — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2021
• Shame falls on a party that would censure persons of conscience, who seek truth in the face of vitriol.
  — Jeff Parrott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Feb. 2022
• The board will then decide whether to adopt a resolution censuring her.
  — Michael Williams, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
• The bill introduced by Nancy Pelosi to censure his tweet passed that test.
  — The Economist, 18 July 2019
• The same party refused to censure David Duke, the Klansman.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Feb. 2020
• Council went on to censure Brennan for his remarks to Porter.
  — cleveland, 14 June 2021
• McCarthy was censured just one month after his appearance on the show.
  — CBS News, 7 Nov. 2019
• This was not the first time Adams has been censured after saying something deemed to be offensive.
  — Chris Lamb, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
• The show’s creators have given up being funny and opted instead to scold and censure.
  — Armond White, National Review, 21 Apr. 2021
• His vote led some Utah Republicans to push to censure him.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Feb. 2021
• No lawmaker has been censured for comments made to a newspaper.
  — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2019
• Folks are getting censured, canceled and fired for voicing their opinions.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• The five members of the board who oppose Weston and Bone have attempted to censure them.
  — Tyler O'Neil, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2022
• Since being censured, Zephyr has set up office on the bench just outside the House chamber.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 May 2023
• Several party members spoke out against the move to censure Cheney.
  — Caroline Linton, Rebecca Kaplan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2021
• The committee will vote Feb. 13 on whether to censure him.
  — Fox News, 7 Feb. 2021
• That could mean censuring her or expelling her entirely.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
• At least one Republican has floated the idea of censuring Schumer over his remarks about the court.
  — Dominick Mastrangelo, Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2020
• Two admirals have been charged in federal court and six others have been censured or disciplined by the Navy.
  — Craig Whitlock, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Feb. 2018
• This was the second time that Cano has abstained from voting to censure his political ally.
  — Gustavo Solis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2020
• Those boos will be remembered longer than the effort to censure him over his public breaks with Trump, which failed narrowly.
  — Rick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 3 May 2021
• Group seeks a special meeting of party leaders to censure the Utah senator.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
• While the final stage is likely to be vetoed by at least one member, Poland would still suffer a stigma from being censured.
  — Dov Lieber, WSJ, 27 June 2018

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