How to Use denunciation in a Sentence

denunciation

noun
  • The attack drew strong denunciations from leaders around the world.
  • But as the film attests, O’Connor was ahead of her time, and not just in terms of her denunciation of the Catholic Church.
    James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2022
  • But denunciation of the new law from across the country has been vocal and swift.
    Catherine Porter, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Inch by inch the crowd moved closer to the Lee home, muttering threats, and loud in their denunciation of the police.
    Ben Welter, Star Tribune, 29 May 2020
  • Yes, the same drug prices that are the target of so much Washington denunciation rose a mere 0.1% last month.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 July 2022
  • At the Texas retreat, Christie offered a fiery denunciation of Trump and urged others in the party to call him out by name.
    Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Its denunciations of Israel over the war in Gaza are loud and constant.
    Emad Mekay, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
  • After the denunciation, one son sides with the father, the other with the mother.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • But across the world, many were more direct in their denunciation of the root causes of the violence and Trump potential role in it.
    Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2019
  • This may lead to artists and anyone who rejects blockchain projects to grow more forceful in their denunciation.
    Wired, 21 July 2022
  • The report is a denunciation of the very existence of Israel as a refuge for the Jewish people.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022
  • His denunciation of jihadist groups did not mean that Mr. al-Qaradawi was a pacifist.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2022
  • More than a rejection of color, Baltz’s ’70s work verges on a denunciation of it.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Axel does a riff about hockey to the young white cop he’s brought along, and Murphy turns it into a scathing denunciation of white myopia.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 July 2024
  • This is a clear denunciation by the public in a direct response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
    Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Actors, singers and other public figures joined in the denunciation of the case.
    The Economist, 12 June 2019
  • Hard to imagine a stronger denunciation of Bitcoin than the broadside launched on March 12 by Jeffrey Sachs.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The rally that followed before the steps of the courthouse became a denunciation of the polices tactics.
    Anchorage Daily News, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Jill Biden has been run through the wringer of ritual denunciation for saying that Latinos in Texas are special and unique, like . . .
    Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 13 July 2022
  • It was banned in France for its denunciation of the Algerian War.
    Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022
  • While both Pence and Trump offered denunciations of anti-Semitism, their words felt pro forma in light of their actions.
    Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 Nov. 2018
  • Neither is the book, now available on Amazon, a denunciation of the triumph of Trumpism, which the title would suggest.
    Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The pope reinforced his denunciation of the abuse committed by Roman Catholic-run schools in the country.
    New York Times, 30 July 2022
  • On TikTok, a small cadre of folks is starting to inch toward denunciation.
    Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2023
  • But his profile has risen a bit due to his forceful denunciations of the Republican health care plan.
    PEOPLE.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The allegation against the filmmaker first emerged in 1992 but resurfaced in the wake of the #MeToo movement, which later led to a widespread denunciation of Allen.
    Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2022
  • But Kennedy’s profile has risen a bit due to his forceful denunciations of the Republican health care plan.
    Maya Rhodan, Time, 30 Jan. 2018
  • For us, the fight against slavery can't be reduced to solely writing a denunciation.
    Eoghan MacGuire, CNN, 21 June 2017
  • Beijing has issued a stream of denunciations of Lai’s trip.
    Chris Buckley, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • If this was just about our feelings, these denunciations could be easily brushed aside.
    Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024

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