Explore Decried through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Decried meaning
simple past and past participle of decry
Using Decried
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of decry
- In the example corpus, decried often appears in combinations such as: decried the, he decried, has decried.
Context around Decried
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 9 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Decried
- In this selection, "decried" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mongers, critics, repeatedly, bridgwater, accusations and limited stand out and add context to how "decried" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actor has decried in the and campaign and decried the coarse. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "decried" sits close to words such as accents, amplitude and bidaskclub, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with decried
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Critics decried it as the collapse of human skill in music. (11 words)
In his speech on Tuesday, he decried what he saw as Western intervention. (13 words)
He decried the deaths of civilians in Gaza while promising more civilian deaths in Israel. (15 words)
He decried the level of facility decay at airport despite government effort towards ensuring that it met international standard, stressing that effort of government to industrialise the state would remain a mirage without a beffitting airport. (36 words)
He decried the lack of purchasing power on behalf of the average resident, the inflated prices of groceries, and the fact that major corporations, like Starbucks, are often not required to pay their fair share. (35 words)
But the actor has decried in the US, and as he walked the red carpet in Venice, his wife, Soon Yi- Previn, another one of his greatest controversies, held onto his hand. (32 words)
If the concept that was used to justify land dispossession has been decried by the state and now repudiated by the church, where does that leave the land? (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Civil Society Organisation, Rainbow Watch and Development Centre, has decried the spate of wives assaulting their husbands in Rivers state.
As a result, when armchair misery mongers decried Bridgwater in the pages of ‘The Knowhere Guide’ it was Strummer who jumped to our defence.
As the floor debate got underway, Democrats pleaded for Republicans to restore the humanitarian aid Biden requested and decried the politicization of typically widely bipartisan Israel support.
But the actor has decried in the US, and as he walked the red carpet in Venice, his wife, Soon Yi- Previn, another one of his greatest controversies, held onto his hand.
Critics decried it as the collapse of human skill in music.
DeSantis also decried the lack of fiscal responsibility in D.C., and the loss of domestic energy production.
Francis has repeatedly decried the war in Ukraine, which began 14 months ago with Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.
He called McDaniel a “pathological liar” during the campaign and decried the coarse tone of the race in a victory speech Tuesday.
He decried that with Justice Muhammad’s exit, the apex court bench has further depleted to 10.
He decried the deaths of civilians in Gaza while promising more civilian deaths in Israel.
He decried the lack of purchasing power on behalf of the average resident, the inflated prices of groceries, and the fact that major corporations, like Starbucks, are often not required to pay their fair share.
He decried the level of facility decay at airport despite government effort towards ensuring that it met international standard, stressing that effort of government to industrialise the state would remain a mirage without a beffitting airport.
He decried the problems in the Sahel belt of the continent, lamenting that it is of great concern, as it affects both agriculture and businesses negatively.
His indictment has so far the Republican Party around him, at least for the moment; even his top potential rival, Gov. (R-FL), decried the criminal charges as unfair.
If the concept that was used to justify land dispossession has been decried by the state and now repudiated by the church, where does that leave the land?
In a lengthy Facebook post, Torosian decried the “fictitious” accusations leveled against his former deputy.
In his speech on Tuesday, he decried what he saw as Western intervention.
Mr Bell has vehemently defended the image and decried accusations that he used anti-Semitic tropes.
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa decried the Zimbabwe election as a case of "blatant" fraud, disputing the reported victory of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Opposition parties have since decried limited political space and freedom of expression in South Sudan.
Common combinations with decried
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- decried the 104×
- he decried 21×
- has decried 20×
- also decried 19×
- have decried 16×
- and decried 11×
- decried what 8×
- who decried 7×
- decried by 6×
- decried it 5×