Sample Sentences forcensor (editor-reviewed)
censor as related to censorship
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The Chinese devote enormous resources to censoring the Internet.censoring = suppressing everything considered politically unacceptable
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The performer chose Bombay as a good word to rhyme with today, but India's Central Board of Film Certification censored the word and replaced it with a beep.censored = removed (something considered unacceptable)
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"The Hate U Give Little Infants F—s Everybody," I censor myself. (source)censor = remove or suppress anything considered unacceptable
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This time we can't censor your letter. (source)censor = remove anything considered objectional
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They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind ... official censors, judges, and executors. (source)censors = people who control what others are allowed to read, hear, or see
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Because I was unsure of my own adult voice and often censored myself, I made up another voice, Esperanza's, to be my voice and ask the things I needed answers to myself- (source)censored = suppressed (didn't allow to say)
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There is too much censorship of reality in the classroom.† (source)
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Jutta sends letters that the school censor blacks out almost completely.† (source)
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I'm told our letters aren't censored yet, but may be at any time. (source)censored = edited to remove anything authorities consider objectionable
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Lawrence, for instance, had numerous novels suppressed and undertook a monumental battle with the British censors. (source)censors = people who decide what should be removed or suppressed from entertainment because it is considered obscene, immoral, or politically unacceptable
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No censoring voices?† (source)
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I'll give you the uncensored version. (source)uncensored = not edited to remove things considered improperstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in uncensored means not and reverses the meaning of censored. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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*c A censorial power of this excessive kind would be revolting to the population of the most absolute monarchies; here, however, it is submitted to without difficulty.† (source)
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Consequently the first condition of progress is the removal of censorships.† (source)
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Given the hardships of the 1930s, the Count supposed he could understand why Shalamov (or his superiors) had insisted upon this little bit of censorship—having presumed that Chekhov's observation could only lead to feelings of discontent or ill will.† (source)
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They give you the paper and pen, and they don't censor.† (source)
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