How to Use hypercritical in a Sentence

hypercritical

adjective
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  • Even if the courts agree to give Spears her freedom, what about the prying media and the hypercritical public?
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Sean Spicer flamed out as the White House press secretary in record time with a series of attacks on the media that failed to satisfy his hypercritical boss.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 May 2018
  • My mother would keep score, and my uncles — who were hypercritical of whatever the Sox were doing — would do a running play-by-play.
    — Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Portraying one of the greatest singers of all time on screen is no easy feat, particularly in the hypercritical age of social media.
    — Brande Victorian, Essence, 12 Aug. 2021
  • This is not about being hypercritical of their lifestyle.
    — Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Karen is hypercritical of the school’s teachers, the curriculum, the kids and the other parents, either because they’re absent or overly involved.
    — Mary Kay Zuravleff, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2017
  • Stop exposing your children and your pets to your abusive, hypercritical father’s rants, and if your mother notices and asks why, be honest with her.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 14 June 2021
  • The team put on a brave face afterward, but even without judging off the hypercritical world of social media, Saturday was a day of dejection for the Illini.
    — Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • But trying to be a complex woman in the hypercritical world of Hollywood can be difficult.
    — Gavin Harwin, Teen Vogue, 18 Aug. 2018
  • Many have been fed a diet of hypercritical narratives of American history and skepticism about the U.S. role in the world by their teachers.
    — Bill Drexel, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The brand, known for its daring yet flirty designs as well as the signature matching dress and opera glove sets, has taken the hypercritical industry and the hard-to-please Gen Z consumer demographic by storm.
    — Angela Lei, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • With spicy Mars retrograde in your analytical sixth house until January 12, your mood could alternate between upbeat and anxious, even veering into hypercritical mode.
    — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
  • But given quarantine, getting kids outdoors is hypercritical this summer.
    — Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2020

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