scoldings

Example Sentences

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We’re always reminded that if the scoldings and feedback stop, that’s actually when you should get concerned because it means people have given up on you.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

There was no need to apologize to those fans who basked in The General’s epic on-camera scoldings of players and refs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023

They had a habit of stealing Shukkur’s unripe guavas, plums and mangoes whenever they visited, prompting scoldings from their grandfather.

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Deviations were noted, and scoldings were delivered in follow-up emails.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2019

The memories come in an onslaught—the brothers of the temple and their scoldings, the children who run when they see me, the gossiping elders.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray