scold

Example Sentences

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Each time she persisted, overriding my commands, I scolded her for fighting me, and each time I would find later that she was right.

From Literature

I scolded him and he scolded me back.

From Literature

The movie doesn’t quite know how to handle Mabel: She’s meant to be charmingly determined but comes across as more of a scold and a busybody.

From The Wall Street Journal

He looked back at the door of his house, a quiet house without the sound of his mother’s scolding.

From Literature

The hearing is then paused for a break and when it reconvenes, Clinton's lawyer scolds the committee over leaking the image.

From BBC