lecturing

Example Sentences

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Both the Pentagon and the Vatican denied a report, published in the Free Press last week, that the meeting was tense, with Colby lecturing the cardinal on U.S. military power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It wasn’t just coaches lecturing, but also players speaking up.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

Yes, the company is working with the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, whose 18 researchers and lecturing staff foster Indigenous scholarship.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025

It felt like telling a joke that didn’t land or lecturing people who didn’t want to be lectured.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

Guiteau set off on a tour throughout the Midwest and East to make money lecturing about his views on the Second Coming of Christ.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow