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

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

The I.M.F., which usually reserves such scoldings for developing nations, on Thursday doubled down on its message.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

I can usually see the humorous side of their scoldings, but it’s easier when somebody else is being raked over the coals.

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