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When Demitra got on stage and her material did not receive a reaction from the audience, she started to berate the crowd with insults, according to Montoya.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

It was a reach—“I’m never mad,” Manley said—so he asked Chalamet to berate him off-camera to get worked up for a red-faced confrontation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025

They’ve taught me that I don’t have to berate myself, hate myself, call myself names.

From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2024

They laughed, tapped the tablecloth with their fingertips and began to tease, berate and adore him all at once.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

In one, a woman berates her husband for not voting.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

The clip, released on Monday, shows three Israeli women, one of whom berates Mr Netanyahu and calls for the release of the hostages.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2023

He just berates this reporter for feeding the 24/7 news cycle, which was not as intense as it is here today.

From Salon ● May 5, 2023

Later, Rebecca goes further: “Everyone is laughing at us, Ted,” she berates him.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

Lourdes berates herself for not dating an American who asked her out long ago.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

That was a change from some earlier, infamous Tesla earnings calls when he lost his temper and even berated “boring, bonehead” questions about the meat and potatoes of that company’s business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

He berated city leaders for not doing enough to get unhoused people off the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has openly berated reporters during Pentagon briefings for using headlines the administration dislikes.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

Back in January at the peak of the furore over Greenland, the Treasury Secretary openly berated Deutsche Bank’s George Saravelos after the currency strategist speculated that European institutions could dump $8 trillion of U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026

His milky eyes glared at them as he berated whoever was on the phone, in a rattling voice and waving one claw at them to go away.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

Then as now, Martin chose a polite but firm approach to Trump, who spent much of the question-and-answer session berating US allies for rebuffing his calls to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

What happened Tuesday should scare away any of the remaining top prospects who would want to play for this berating blowhard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

Despite Egadze scoring only 154.79 for the free skate - 27 points lower than his season best - there was no berating.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

Since Takaichi’s remark on Taiwan in November, Beijing’s retaliation has included berating Tokyo at the United Nations, canceling flights to Japan and tightening export controls on goods with potential military uses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

He was his own sarcophagus, a bold and infallible diplomat who was always berating himself disgustedly for all the chances he had missed and kicking himself regretfully for all the errors he had made.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller