Below you will find example sentences with "critics say". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Critics Say in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: critics
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 20
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.2 words

Words in this phrase

critics say

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • critics can mean: plural of critic Frequent word
  • say can mean: To pronounce. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 16 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

academic paper critics say 1× additionally critics say what is 1× biden s critics say it is 1× but critics say a line 1× but critics say giving preference 1× but critics say there are 1× critics say charging people 1× critics say families with 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but critics say 3× critics say such 2× a letter signed 1× additionally critics say 1× biden s critics 1× citing antisemitism in 1×

Common sentence endings:

came to power 1× country toward autocracy 1× formal written constitution 1× in academic settings 1× influential decision makers 1× its public campuses 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

political 3× people 3× country 3× privacy 3× supporters 2× financial 2× stability 2× way 2× use 2× allies 2× used 2× cause 2×

Related phrases

advocates say experts say critics alike analysts say critics choice deputies say say anything prosecutors say scientists say activists say

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around critics:

critics choice 10× critics argue 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

critics choice critics argue critics alike critically injured critical reception critical minerals

Just after it in the phrase index:

crop insurance crop production crop top crop yields cross blue cross country

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

critics alike critics choice critics argue

Same ending:

advocates say experts say analysts say deputies say prosecutors say scientists say

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "critics say" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as academic paper critics say, additionally critics say what is, political, people and country stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with advocates say, experts say, critics alike, critics choice and critics argue, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with critics say

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Critics say politics sustains the subsidy programmes and gets in the way of reform. (14 words)

Critics say such efforts merely mask a desire to thwart the will of the people. (15 words)

But critics say there are still 8,000 fewer police than in 2010 – when the Tories came to power. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Critics say Monday's amendment has been rushed through parliament and will open the door to abuses of power by removing one of the few effective checks on the executive's authority in a country without a formal written constitution. (40 words)

Biden's critics say it is unconventional to invite people to call you doctor if you hold a Ed.D because this is ordinarily reserved for medical doctors – although its use might be more liberal in academic settings. (38 words)

Critics say Mills’ climate plan would be slowed by “this fight over just poles and wires,” as Charlotte Warren, a former state representative who opposes the measure, put it at a recent League of Women Voters forum. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

While supporters say the CFA guarantees financial stability, critics say it is a way for France to continue to exercise control over the countries which use it.

Its allies say Hezbollah’s militants are crucial in protecting Lebanon, while critics say its weaponry violates state sovereignty and is used to pressure political opponents.

Critics say it crushes freedoms in the global financial centre, while supporters say it will bring stability after prolonged anti-China, pro-democracy protests last year.

Additionally, critics say what is known about the deep sea suggests that mining could cause irreversible harm to habitats and species that are essential to the functioning of the ocean.

A letter signed by Elon Musk and hundreds of experts calling for a pause in the development of artificial intelligence is a "hot mess" of "AI hype" that even misrepresents an academic paper, critics say.

Biden's critics say it is unconventional to invite people to call you doctor if you hold a Ed.D because this is ordinarily reserved for medical doctors – although its use might be more liberal in academic settings.

But critics say a line has to be drawn if a lack of integration and assimilation results in starkly different values and attitudes from those held by the majority in the host country.

But critics say giving preference to applicants who are related to alumni unfairly restricts access to highly selective universities that educate many of society’s most influential decision makers.

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But critics say there are still 8,000 fewer police than in 2010 – when the Tories came to power.

Citing antisemitism in Vermont, Zatz recently transferred to the University of Florida — in a state that may soon pass that, critics say, could harm Jewish studies on all its public campuses.

Critics say charging people to dispose of their large waste encourages fly-tipping, and is unfair during a cost-of-living crisis.

Critics say families with resources, including lawyers, often find ways to shield their assets years ahead of time — leaving other families to bear the brunt of estate recoveries.

Critics say inserting the privacy tribunal between the Privacy Commissioner and the Federal Court will only cause delays in respecting privacy law.

Critics say Mills’ climate plan would be slowed by “this fight over just poles and wires,” as Charlotte Warren, a former state representative who opposes the measure, put it at a recent League of Women Voters forum.

Critics say Monday's amendment has been rushed through parliament and will open the door to abuses of power by removing one of the few effective checks on the executive's authority in a country without a formal written constitution.

Critics say Netanyahu, a defendant standing trial for corruption charges, holds a personal grudge against the justice system and is pushing the country toward autocracy.

Critics say political considerations have prevented a full examination and fixing of the systemic weaknesses that left the institution unprepared that day.

Critics say politics sustains the subsidy programmes and gets in the way of reform.

Critics say such contracts can be used to reward political allies and bypass competitive bidding processes, leading to inflated costs and a lack of accountability.

Critics say such efforts merely mask a desire to thwart the will of the people.

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