berate

Example Sentences

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Actor Samuel L Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam, acted as emcee - berating Lamar when he became too self-indulgent, and praising his duets with R&B singer SZA.

From BBC

His acerbic sideline rants and berating of players are one thing.

From Los Angeles Times

Before they crossed over, phone footage shows M23 commander Willy Ngoma berating one of the Romanians in French, telling him to sit on the ground, cross his legs and put his hands over his head.

From BBC

Murray, often found berating his own coaching box and shouting at himself on court as a player, cut a composed figure in Djokovic's box on Rod Laver.

From BBC

Williams regularly berated the militia’s rank and file.

From Salon