Censure has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Will you screen me from public censure? | |
| 2. | A serious linguistic institution won't ever censure a translation, it does not matter how dirty or rude it feels when reading it. | |
| 3. | Among so many actions committed by dictators, we can mention that: they suspend political activity, they suspend the rights of workers, they forbid strikes, they destroy the Supreme Court of Justice, they shutdown nighttime places of business, they censure the mass media, they burn thousands of books and magazines considered dangerous. | |
| 4. | I proposed a vote of censure on the government. | |
| 5. | Shyness can be defined as the fear of censure, shame as the confidence that it is inevitable. | |
| 6. | Does it follow that I reject all authority? Far from me such a thought. In the matter of boots, I refer to the authority of the bootmaker; concerning houses, canals, or railroads, I consult that of the architect or engineer. For such or such special knowledge I apply to such or such a savant. But I allow neither the bootmaker nor the architect nor the savant to impose his authority upon me. I listen to them freely and with all the respect merited by their intelligence, their character, their knowledge, reserving always my incontestable right of criticism and censure. |