chiding

Example Sentences

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Gallrein ended by chiding reporters: “Be fair and balanced, can we do that?”

From Slate • May 19, 2026

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

But it was Bowen Yang’s return as Chinese trade minister Chen Biao that won the night, chiding Americans over Trump’s ongoing trade war.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025

She has to make do with a single mile, and I can almost hear her chiding me for it.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan