hectoring

Example Sentences

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A light touch works better than self-righteous hectoring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

At David Geffen Hall on Wednesday, Gianandrea Noseda led the Philharmonic in a performance of the Fourth that sidestepped its intriguing, hectoring mystery and embraced the more conventional aspects of its Romanticism.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

As the lady of the house, Hüller cuts a loathsome, terrifying figure: She’s a hausfrau Lady Macbeth, all inelegant vanity and hectoring manipulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 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

Mrs. French, the bio teacher, is hectoring a kid who hasn’t done his homework.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan