berate

Example Sentences

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Lanning still recalls that early during his brief stint, he stepped in to run a drill, only for Saban to berate him for teaching it incorrectly to the watching players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

With no Russell Martin to berate now, it was the players who felt the full force of a furious fanbase by the full-time whistle.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

She continues to berate him and a group of officials while the credits roll.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Perhaps he would berate me for my clumsy theory.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly