tell off
Example Sentences
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But I can’t tell off someone else’s kids.
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2021
When it comes to failing to self-isolate or practise social distancing, surely everyone feels free to tell off members of their family.
From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2020
“Bryan said it would be strategically stupid to tell off the sheriff and the D.A. or to call out somebody in the courtroom,” Cretton recalls.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2019
Maria Isabella does get to tell off the male members of her royal court.
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2018
The tapping grows insistent, and I turn, intending to tell off the Cadet.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
