dressing-down
Example Sentences
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His famous dressing-down of his senior staff, actual quiet professionals, should be considered at some length:
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
And while this dressing-down of beloved works might seem like another bummer in a world of doomscrolling, @heartthrobanderson is anything but.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
But Nigerian officials said they remembered the televised dressing-down Trump gave South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in a Washington meeting in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
“He says, ‘You’re not welcome here,’” Ms. Pollini said, crying as she recalled the intensity of his dressing-down.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
I even had one hazy fantasy where Miss Geraldine herself heard about it and gave Ruth a complete dressing-down in front of everyone.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
