scoldings

Example Sentences

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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

They had a habit of stealing Shukkur’s unripe guavas, plums and mangoes whenever they visited, prompting scoldings from their grandfather.

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Born in Freeport, Ill., on Jan. 21, 1946, he attended Catholic schools for 16 years, receiving plenty of scoldings from the nuns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2023

Energy has given it a new card to play in the face of scoldings from the West over its human rights record.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2022

I’ve always been the clown and mischief maker of the family; I’ve always had to pay double for my sins: once with scoldings and then again with my own sense of despair.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank