scolding

Example Sentences

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Later, he took a scolding tone when he insisted — yet again — that the negotiations would soon end the war, “subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

Big Ma didn’t stop scolding until the bluish-green Volkswagen was well on its way.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia