dressing-down
Example Sentences
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It reached its nadir in December 2004 when he and his cabinet were given a public dressing-down by China's then-president Hu Jintao for poor performance.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 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
This is a historic dressing-down of somebody who thought they were made of Teflon.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 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
She’d get a dressing-down from the mechanics for that, in the unlikely event she actually survived this never-ending nightmare.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
