hectored
Example Sentences
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Eager to shock, he hectored refined Athenians in the market square.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
He hectored couples as they waited at the hospital for abortions on account of fetal abnormalities, which were permitted until the law was further tightened last year.
From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2022
He is hectored about his life choices by “Nicky,” an uncanny valley version of himself who exemplifies all Cage’s famously quirky excesses, particularly his penchant for screaming a lot.
From The Verge • Mar. 15, 2022
“They were arranged, hectored, and re-arranged,” Bishop wrote.
From Slate • Dec. 11, 2019
After Beidleman and the others had set out from the huddle to get help, Madsen had gathered together the climbers who remained and hectored everybody to keep moving in order to stay warm.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
