scolding

Example Sentences

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Security guard Pascal Duvier, most recently infamous for allegedly scolding 11-year-old Ada Law at a hotel in São Paulo, is clearing the air.

From Los Angeles Times

The other man, after getting to his feet, appears to continue scolding Ritchson before the actor and his family drive off.

From Los Angeles Times

He looked back at the door of his house, a quiet house without the sound of his mother’s scolding.

From Literature

If I got caught now, all I’d get was a scolding for being out past curfew.

From Literature

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra significantly declined as more Democrats entered the contest and Porter dealt with the fallout from videos of her cursing at an aide and scolding a reporter.

From Los Angeles Times