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How to use decry in a sentence

21 example sentences · verb

Decry means to denounce as harmful. Example: “But to decry the fact that we cannot have only such relationships is nonsense.”

Examples of decry by meaning

verbTo denounce as harmful.

  • But to decry the fact that we cannot have only such relationships is nonsense.1970, Alvin Toffler, Future Shock: Bantam Books, page 99
  • While decrying bureaucracy and demanding participatory democracy they, themselves, frequently attempt to manipulate the very group of workers, blacks or students on whose behalf they demand participation.1970, Alvin Toffler, Future Shock: Bantam Books, page 474
  • For London, Beeching decries the low fares, resulting in an inability to justify investment in capacity enhancement despite severe overcrowding.2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, pages 47–48

More sentences with decry

  • He calls them "the Anthropocene's battering ram", and decries how they have "dewilded the world".2022 March 20, James McConnachie, quoting Bryan Appleyard, “The Car by Bryan Appleyard review — the rise and fall of the motor car”, in…. From the entry dewild
  • Similarly, those doctors who decry the operation as an "unhippocratic" act need not perform it.1973, W. Gifford-Jones, On Being a Woman. From the entry unhippocratic
  • Malaysian voters have become incredibly cynical and jaded, often decrying the presence of cybertroopers as “clouding” public debate.2023 August 20, Benjamin YH Loh, Sarah Ali, “Commentary: Cybertrooper activity in state elections marks irreversible trend in Malaysia…. From the entry cybertrooper
  • But for aggressive weekend warriors, or go-lighters who decry heavy waffle-stompers, this type of boot will do you right.1996 May, “Boots for the Frugal”, in Backpacker, volume 24, number 150, page 99. From the entry waffle-stomper
  • Where is the Posting of Stupidity that has not been decried as Delphic by its replies of flamage?1994 January 12, dave@gilly.cca.org [Dave Fischer], “Run! It's the Delphioids!”, in alt.folklore.computers (Usenet), archived from the…. From the entry flamage
  • Rorem decries our fascination with performers in counterdistinction to the modest interest paid to those who write the music performed.1987 December 13, Donald Stone, “Ned Rorem's Nantucket Diary”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 22, page 9. From the entry counterdistinction
  • In particular, supporters of nativist policies decried the tendency to permit intemperant (or any other) newcomers to vote in American elections.1981, United States. Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy, U.S. Immigration Policy and the National Interest, page 72. From the entry intemperant
  • Or proud - flesh , clotted mental pores , might claim Authentic miracle only to decry it .1978, William Cookson, Agenda, volume 16, number 1 - v. 18, Poets and Painters Press, →OCLC, page 7. From the entry clatter
  • Before the attack started, Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, decried efforts by his fellow Republicans to overturn the results of the election.2021 January 7, “Trump Is to Blame for Capitol Attack”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
  • He observes the contradiction in some laws in regard to the treatment of those enslaved, yet does not decry the antiliberty aspects of such enslavement.2013, Joe Feagin, Systemic Racism: A Theory of Oppression, page 102. From the entry antiliberty
  • From the winged words of corporation executives, from the pulpits of economic Poloniuses, the same evil is identified and decried: the collapse of productivity.2012, George Caffentzis, In Letters of Blood and Fire, page 30. From the entry Polonius
  • The '60s produced the identity politics Obama decries, but they were also a time when transracialism became a driving force, especially among the young.2011, Laura Flanders, Richard Goldstein, Dean Kuipers, The Contenders, page 67. From the entry transracialism
  • Last September, the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, issued a report decrying the big imbalance between premarketing and postmarketing regulation.2007 February 5, “Moving Toward Greater Drug Safety”, in New York Times. From the entry premarketing
  • AIDS activists and health care workers decried the guidelines, arguing that they served as a disincentive for health workers to seek HIV testing.1991 December 8, Jacob Smith Yang, “'Invasive Procedures' Dropped?”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 21, page 1. From the entry disincentive
  • Trump Monday, decrying the staggered release of hostages under the painstakingly crafted Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement brokered by his own envoy along with Qatar, Egypt, and the outgoing Biden administration.2025 February 11, Taylor Luck, “Jordan in a bind: What to offer Trump instead of taking in Gaza refugees?”, in The Christian Science Monitor. From the entry hand grenade
  • It’s common to decry our collective thaasophobia, or fear of boredom, manifested in our addiction to iPhone apps, the cable news crawl and ever mutating varieties of multitasking.2010 January 21, Jennifer Schuessler, “Our Boredom, Ourselves”, in New York Times Book Review, Jan 24, 2010, archived from the original on…. From the entry thaasophobia
  • Or about re-encountering and understanding afresh the profound relevance of Illich's insights at the grassroots, in the pluriverse of millions of peoples decried and denigrated as "uneducated" and "illiterate"?2002, Lee Hoinacki, Carl Mitcham, The Challenges of Ivan Illich: A Collective Reflection, →ISBN, page 141. From the entry pluriverse
  • There are adherents of each of the four French parties—Legitimists, Orleanists, Imperialists, and Republicans—in this little mountain-town; and they all hate, loathe, decry, and calumniate each other.1905, Robert Louis Stevenson, “chapter 1”, in Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes. From the entry calumniate

Meaning of decry

  1. verb To denounce as harmful.
  2. verb To blame for ills.

Full definition of decry

Questions about decry in a sentence

How do you use decry in a sentence?
Decry is used as a verb. For example: “But to decry the fact that we cannot have only such relationships is nonsense.”
What is a short sentence with decry?
“But to decry the fact that we cannot have only such relationships is nonsense.”
What does decry mean?
Decry means to denounce as harmful.

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