The criticiser at the conference was quick to point out flaws, yet some of his suggestions were helpful.

It's easy to criticise the proposal without offering any constructive alternatives.

She looked at his messy desk criticisingly, wondering how he could be so careless.

He kept criticizin' the movie even though he hadn't seen it.

Her decision to ignore the safety warnings was highly criticisable, and the committee demanded a full explanation.

The criticizer on the panel offered harsh feedback that surprised the speakers.

Despite the protest, the criticizers continued to voice their concerns about the company's environmental policies.

Despite public pressure, the editor criticized the novel's portrayal of history.

Despite the numerous criticisms she received, she continued to pursue her experimental art with confidence.

Although New Criticism dominated mid-20th-century American literary criticism, with its emphasis on close reading—particularly of poetry—and the idea of the work as a self-contained aesthetic object, contemporary scholars often critique its strict focus.