“Sadly, I now have more sympathy for the average embattled professional than his or her decrier.”

“Walter is an appreciator and a describer, not an advocate and a decrier.”

“These theological doubters and decriers had questioned John the Baptist about the validity of his mission.”

“The decriers of greed, privilege, and degeneracy and champions of economic equality are forcefully rebutted in turn.”

“Accordingly, he has met with some exacerbated decriers, and with very few thorough-going defenders.”