scolding

Example Sentences

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Fiona Scolding KC said the department had been faced with a series of "hugely unpalatable options" and decisions had been "finely balanced".

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023

Scolding the media for having been “wrong about me” from the start, she said those who know better “take me very seriously.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022

Scolding customers doesn’t make sense, Brown says, when what they really need is better choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2020

Scolding her husband for delaying dinner past 10 p.m.,

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2013

Scolding the hound again, she knelt down and arranged the flowers on the grave.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls