chiding

Example Sentences

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The characters were pricklier and more restless than I remembered, and Alcott’s voice—good-natured but chiding, unsentimental—was a revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

One recent, pointed example drew on a speech from 2000, chiding people who lecture others but fail to preach by example.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

Earlier that month, Ely had written to Perkins again, affectionately chiding her for missing a social gathering and exclaiming, “I feel lost in the new Immigration set-up!”

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025

The comments filled up with sighs of relief, jokes based on her 1995 comedy and gentle chiding of the vegan actor.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

One girl even dropped a beautiful knit scarf on the floor, but her mother didn't chide her like my mother was chiding me.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals