earful
Example Sentences
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Ask any basketball coach you know and they’ll give you an earful about the attrition of whole-court vision and underappreciated talents like moving without the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Border Patrol cops loitered on the sidewalks of a popular nightlife strip, where they got an earful from a passerby in a pink pointelle shirt.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025
They know their worth, and they will give you an earful, especially if you threaten the people they love.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025
Wondering why his 83-year-old father, Hep, would choose to fly to Los Angeles for UCLA’s Tuesday game against Minnesota that’s not exactly billed as a showdown, Mick received a sarcastic earful.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025
“Maybe you need to have a talk with her. I’m sure I’m in for an earful when I go back home.”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
