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01. The murderer was [condemned] to die in the electric chair.
02. Leaders of all the major political parties have joined together to [condemn] this latest violent incident by extremist groups.
03. His overwhelming shyness around women has [condemned] him to life as a bachelor.
04. After the earthquake, a number of old buildings had to be [condemned] due to serious cracks in the foundations.
05. The most recent American attacks on Iraqi military installations have been roundly [condemned] in the Arab world.
06. Galileo was [condemned] by the church and imprisoned until his death in 1642 for suggesting that the earth was not the center of the universe.
07. The [condemned] man asked to have the opportunity to apologize to the parents of his victim before his execution.
08. Universal public [condemnation] of the policy has led the government to revisit its initial stance.
09. Don't [condemn] me for one little mistake. Believe me, it'll never happen again.
10. Benjamin Franklin once said that any fool can criticize, [condemn], and complain, and most fools do.
11. Henry Ward Beecher once observed that compassion will cure more sins than [condemnation].
12. George Santayana once said that those who cannot remember the past are [condemned] to repeat it.
13. Cicero once observed that people [condemn] what they do not understand.
14. Hans Selye once observed that as much as we thirst for approval, we dread [condemnation].
15. There is a Hebrew proverb which states that he who is his own judge never finds a reason to [condemn].
16. The man who planted a bomb that killed over 150 people in the U.S. has been [condemned] to die for his crime.
17. In the original fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the wicked queen was [condemned] to dance in red-hot iron shoes until she died.
18. In May of 1431, Joan of Arc was [condemned] by an English-dominated church court, and burned at the stake.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • condemn — con·demn /kən dem/ vt 1: to impose a penalty on; esp: to sentence to death 2: to adjudge unfit for use or consumption 3: to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent domain: take con·dem·nable …   Law dictionary

  • Condemn — Con*demn , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Condemned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Condemning} (? or ?).] [L. condemnare; con + damnare to condemn: cf. F. condamner. See {Damn}.] 1. To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure. [1913 Webster] Condemn the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • condemn — [kən dem′] vt. [ME condempnen < OFr condemner < L condemnare < com , intens. + damnare, to harm, condemn: see DAMN] 1. to pass an adverse judgment on; disapprove of strongly; censure 2. a) to declare to be guilty of wrongdoing; convict… …   English World dictionary

  • condemn — (v.) early 14c., condempner to blame, censure, from O.Fr. condamner to condemn (11c.), from L. condemnare to sentence, doom, blame, disapprove, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + damnare to harm, damage (see DAMN (Cf. damn)).… …   Etymology dictionary

  • condemn — ► VERB 1) express complete disapproval of. 2) (usu. condemn to) sentence to a punishment, especially death. 3) force (someone) to endure something unpleasant. 4) officially declare to be unfit for use. 5) prove the guilt of. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • condemn — 1 denounce, censure, blame, reprobate, reprehend, *criticize Analogous words: *judge, adjudge: *decry, belittle, depreciate, disparage: *disapprove, deprecate Contrasted words: *commend, applaud, compliment …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • condemn — has a silent final n, but this is pronounced in its derivatives condemnable, condemnation, and condemnatory …   Modern English usage

  • condemn — [v] blame, convict adjudge, belittle, blow whistle on*, call down*, castigate, censure, chide, come down on*, criticize, damn, decry, denounce, denunciate, deprecate, depreciate, disapprove, disparage, doom, find fault with, find guilty, frame,… …   New thesaurus

  • condemn — v. 1) to condemn bitterly, harshly, strongly; unfairly, unjustly 2) (D; tr.) to condemn as (they were condemned as traitors) 3) (D; tr.) to condemn for (he was condemned for stealing a horse) 4) (D; tr.) to condemn to (to condemn smb. to death;… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • condemn — con|demn [kənˈdem] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(disapprove)¦ 2¦(punish)¦ 3¦(force to do something)¦ 4¦(not safe)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: condemner, from Latin condemnare, from com ( COM ) + damnare ( DAMN4)] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • condemn — verb (T) 1 DISAPPROVE to say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think it is morally wrong: Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing. | condemn sth/sb as: The law has been condemned as an… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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