scolding

Example Sentences

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Caluori says that, along with Pollock's trailblazing example, he has taken heed of a training-ground scolding from former England captain Owen Farrell.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

And with responses from Russia and China limited to scolding statements, there is little reason not to keep pushing ahead.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Imagine this: The cheerful, if slightly scolding voices of the self-checkout machines punctuate the steady hum of fluorescent lights.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

Anyway, in response to Gorsuch and Kavanaugh’s scolding, Judge Burroughs dropped an extraordinary footnote.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

I let myself breathe out, feeling less like one of Anatole’s schoolboys taking a scolding.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver