All 6 Uses of
condemn
in
The House of Mirth
- Isn't it a sufficient condemnation of society to find one's self accepting such phraseology?†
Chpt 1.6
- Isn't it hard that you should condemn me to suffer for the falseness, the treachery of others?†
Chpt 2.6
- The tall forewoman, a pinched perpendicular figure, dropped the condemned structure of wire and net on the table at Lily's side, and passed on to the next figure in the line.†
Chpt 2.10
- Having made her final effort on Lily's behalf, and landed her safely in Mme. Regina's work-room, Mrs. Fisher seemed disposed to rest from her labours; and Lily, understanding the reason, could not condemn her.†
Chpt 2.10
- What debt did she owe to a social order which had condemned and banished her without trial?†
Chpt 2.11 *
- She had passed beyond the phase of well-bred reciprocity, in which every demonstration must be scrupulously proportioned to the emotion it elicits, and generosity of feeling is the only ostentation condemned.†
Chpt 2.12
Definition:
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(condemn as in: She condemned their plan) express strong criticism