SCATHING in a Sentence

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Example sentences for SCATHING, such as:

1. He made a scathing attack on the statement.
2. He was very scathing about the report, saying it was inaccurate.
3. His report was scathing about Loyalist and Republican terror groups.
4. Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime.
5. The cries of the two parties were now in sound an interchange of scathing insults.

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 Meanings and Examples of SCATHING
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
scathing
 n.  the act of damaging something or someone
Classic Sentence:
1  The cries of the two parties were now in sound an interchange of scathing insults.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
2  The fiercer element had cropped the verdure of the plain, which looked as though it were scathed by the consuming lightning.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 18
3  "Not if THOU canst scathe him," replied the Captain.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
Example Sentence:
1  He made a scathing attack on the statement.
2  Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime.
3  He was very scathing about the report, saying it was inaccurate.
4  His report was scathing about Loyalist and Republican terror groups.