dressing-down

Example Sentences

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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

The tensions were evident at the recent meeting when the issue of officer shootings led to a public dressing-down of the chief.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 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