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It is customary to objurgate Thackeray as too moral.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

He found various relishes, condiments, and preserves, and what not, all of which he tasted, some of which he enjoyed, and some of which he seemed to objurgate in choice Kickapoo.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 by Various

Let his fellows grumble and objurgate, said he; they would cringe to him when he became a dragoman, with his pockets stuffed with piastres.

From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

If you step on one after nightfall, it will be useless to objurgate.

From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey

The epistolary art is said to be especially feminine, and the novelists and essayists are full of compliments to the sex, which is alternately praised and objurgated, as man feels well or ill.

From Manners and Social Usages by Sherwood, Mrs. John M. E. W.

Surville did not appreciate, and he objurgated the natives so fiercely, that they jumped into their pirogues, and disappeared.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon

I was so filled with anger when I read this note that I openly objurgated “His Wife’s Deceased Sister.”

From A Chosen Few Short Stories by Stockton, Frank Richard

“Dost intend to put a finish to thy intrusion upon the privacy of females?” objurgated Miss Drinker; and at the question Brereton flung out of the room without more words.

From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester

There was the usual moment of confusion, as the driver objurgated vociferously, after the manner of his class, and a man jumped out of the vehicle and ran to the horse’s head.

From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John

Then he relieved his feelings by objurgating the panic-stricken Somalis, whose superstitious minds interpreted the appearance of the air-borne host as a sure indication of war.

From The Wheel O' Fortune by Tracy, Louis

On all sides zealotry raises and shakes a protesting hand; on all sides it shrieks, objurgating, threatening.

From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares

At first the latter involuntarily turned away; but, objurgating such cowardice, he forced himself to gaze at Allen.

From The Happy End by Hergesheimer, Joseph

I by rights belonged with these malecontent and objurgating gentlemen; but a chronicler has privileges, and I got leave to count myself into the Eighth Company, my old friend Captain Shumway's.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 by Various

Inwardly objurgating the spying Melinda, but relieved that his playmates hadn't broken their promise of secrecy, Mr. Hamlin laughed.

From Trent's Trust, and Other Stories by Harte, Bret