scoldings

Example Sentences

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You get scoldings for all sorts of things, and it’s one of the first things anyone who comes to train at Chozen-ji has to figure out how to deal with.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

There was no need to apologize to those fans who basked in The General’s epic on-camera scoldings of players and refs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023

But dropping the emergency footing and repeated scoldings could also mean fewer people get the shots.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2023

Many are bracing for scoldings, and they took turns apologizing.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2018

No one seemed to want it, and I began to think of asking for it, wondering if such a request would be met with a new round of scoldings.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan