"criticized saying" is correct and can be used in written English
It is often used to introduce a criticism or negative comment about something that has been said. For example: The politician's speech was heavily criticized, with many people saying that his promises were unrealistic and his rhetoric was out of touch with reality. However, his supporters defended him, saying that he was simply highlighting important issues that needed to be addressed.
His 12 carries for 21 yards in a loss to Philadelphia on Nov. 20 contributed to the jeering at MetLife Stadium that he later criticized, saying of the fans, "The best thing they do here is boo".
Officials also said the hospital would change other billing practices that have been criticized, saying it would stop adding court costs to patients' bills and would start requiring lawyers to seek the hospital's approval before attaching liens to patients' homes.
And an archdiocesan finance council gave the archdiocese approval to file for bankruptcy as a way to deal with the onslaught of sexual abuse lawsuits, a decision that many priests and lay people criticized, saying it appeared that the church was trying to duck its financial obligation to victims.
They were all given up to 15 months imprisonment, a sentence some commentators criticized, saying you could quite easily find much harder porn in Soho than in the pages of OZ.
Maddow then played a clip of herself from the same show that Politifact criticized, saying, "even though the state had started the year on track to have a budget surplus--now, there is, in fact, a $137 million budget shortfall".
Collins made headlines in the spring when he told the Batavian that people do not die from prostate and breast cancer, comments he backed away from when criticized, saying he meant that new cures have been developed.
paper is that the E.C.B. is not being criticized," said Mr. Draghi.
"When I am back testifying before the Council again, I won't get criticized," said Mr. Burney, who led a tour of the construction site for reporters on Thursday.
"Whatever she does, she will probably be criticized," said Ms. Seward, whose latest book, "A Century of Royal Children," will come out this August.
"He could definitely have stayed there and never been criticized," said Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, the author of "Danger's Hour: The Story of the U.S.S.
"He's very upset about the fact that his daughter was convicted," Paul S. Brenner, the lawyer whom Justice Carruthers criticized, said outside the courtroom.
