hectoring

Example Sentences

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Writer Emma Rosenblum says she’s bombarded daily with hectoring advice about bone density—like most of her female peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

More effective than a hectoring thread on social media is making something new, something funny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

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

I've been on the service since 2007, and one thing has become depressingly clear: People get way more RTs, replies and likes if they take a hectoring, moralistic tone.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

Homer rarely spoke apart from his hectoring of the horses.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead