scolded

Example Sentences

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Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals and told them to stop making her "macho men" cry on screen, an executive producer on the show has said.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“You’re as defiant ... a defendant as this court has ever seen,” District Judge Matthew Barrett scolded her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has scolded reporters who ask basic questions about the war’s justification or objectives.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Earlier this month, Punch's situation began looking up when zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo, near Tokyo, posted that he was gradually integrating with a troop of monkeys -- "playfully poking others and getting scolded".

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

When the bell rang, some of the boys shouted and ran out even as the teacher scolded them, but the rest of the kids walked outside in an orderly fashion.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata