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

Some of those present left unhappy with the message and what they took as a dressing-down, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

"The recent dressing-down of Ukraine President Zelensky by President Trump and Vice-President Vance was a glitch on a media stage."

From Salon • Mar. 10, 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