hectoring
Example Sentences
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A light touch works better than self-righteous hectoring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
More effective than a hectoring thread on social media is making something new, something funny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
No one in history has embodied the role of a fascist gym teacher more thoroughly than Jordan, a man whose only waking mode is "hectoring."
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2023
Biden will bring up concerns about press freedoms, religious freedoms and other issues in a respectful way without "hectoring, lecturing or scolding," one U.S. official who briefed reporters said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023
You’ve used your irreverent, hectoring funny and thought-provoking voice to create a space for real conversations about an important subject.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
