I. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Carter was pilloried for his military policies.
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Harper was pilloried in the press after his team's sixth consecutive defeat.
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Middleton suffered the ultimate humiliation of being pilloried by his colleagues in front of the television cameras.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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They were clearly on the lookout for a second opening to pillory their headmistress.
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We do not want to pillory people without cause.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The gardens contain many trees and a large collection of orchids, as well as old tombstones, Manueline windows and a fifteenth-century pillory .