Used in a Sentence

critics

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for critics.

Editorial note

The fact is, Europeans are much stronger critics of Israel's actions than Americans are.

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(countable) A person who appraises the works of others.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of critics gathered in one view.

noun

(countable) A person who appraises the works of others.

noun

(countable) A specialist in judging works of art.

noun

(countable) One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for critics.

noun

(countable) A person who appraises the works of others.

noun

(countable) A specialist in judging works of art.

noun

(countable) One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.

noun

(countable) An opponent.

Example sentences

1

The fact is, Europeans are much stronger critics of Israel's actions than Americans are.

2

Now, the eurozone critics think the problem is lack of fiscal union, but the US suggests it goes a lot deeper than that.

3

> The fact is, Europeans are much stronger critics of Israel's actions than Americans are.

4

Wasn't one of the major point for critics that systemd has too much in PID1?

5

The author asks her critics to cease putting her down to push their own agendas.

6

Or it could be that accusing critics of hypocrisy (tu quoque fallacy?), instead of addressing the actual criticism itself, is simply discouraged.

7

The critics and the writers all know each other, are largely the same people.

8

The rapid-fire criticism/defense of every Joel-related article on HN makes me wish I had access to such helpful critics.

9

It is far better than its most virulent critics would have you believe, and probably worse than its most ardent defenders would have you believe.

10

Unfortunately, in the quest for a good story, the activists may give their critics so much scientific firepower as to eventually lose the political battle.

11

Or by the numerous other critics of advertising: Adam Curtis, Jerry Mander, Neil Postman, etc.

12

That is a fantasy invented by journalists and wannabe critics.

Quote examples

1

No, the point of capitalism -- and for which its critics named it "capitalism" -- is that profits go to those who own capital.

2

Lewis sums up my feelings about "being childish": Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves.

3

Furthermore, of those seven, not one came from a major US drug company." This is an interesting observation if the claim by drug companies is that they innovate, while the claim by critics of the companies is that they don't innovate much.

4

Lewis figure "critics treat 'adult' as a term of approval" and not as a fair and contrasting comparison to those that appear not to have attained a certain level of maturity that under "normal" circumstances one would expect them to?

Proper noun examples

1

Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves.

2

Critics generally don't care to review Harlequin or SAS novels and the people that read them definitely don't need their opinions.

3

Critics may deride this as formulaic, but Cameron's main theme is the conflict between the individual and the social, which does not yield to simple analyses of good vs.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use critics in a sentence?

The fact is, Europeans are much stronger critics of Israel's actions than Americans are.

What does critics mean?

(countable) A person who appraises the works of others.

What part of speech is critics?

critics is commonly used as noun.