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Definition of "pillories" []

  • Plural form of pillory. (noun)
  • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pillory. (verb)

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Use "pillories" in a sentence
  • "Because Quakers were barred by their religion from using violence, their schools in Pennsylvania instead disciplined students by locking their necks and hands in pillories, shackling their legs, or hanging them in sacks."
  • "Meanwhile the American left pillories Israel ashland_avenue"
  • "Reaching from the grave, Zhao pillories a conservative wing of the party for missteps that led to the bloody crackdown, which began after dark on June 3, 1989, and left hundreds dead."
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