scold

Example Sentences

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The movie doesn’t quite know how to handle Mabel: She’s meant to be charmingly determined but comes across as more of a scold and a busybody.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

‘You can’t degrade the travel experience for decades and then scold people for dressing to endure the experience.’

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Kelly went on to scold Poehler for a brief moment during the episode when Poehler erroneously thought Paltrow starred in the 2003 drama, “Cold Mountain,” saying that the mistake was “embarrassing and disrespectful.”

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

"Now I'm braver, so I go along with it when they scold me."

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

Even when I admit to something that I think is shameful or embarrassing, she doesn’t scold me or look at me like I’m a leper.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez