tell off

Example Sentences

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There are people who are angry, parents who want to tell off their kids for getting addicted and you have to explain, it's not their fault, this is an illness.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2022

When it comes to failing to self-isolate or practise social distancing, surely everyone feels free to tell off members of their family.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2020

Is it okay to tell off older kids for not playing nicely?

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2020

“Bryan said it would be strategically stupid to tell off the sheriff and the D.A. or to call out somebody in the courtroom,” Cretton recalls.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2019

The tapping grows insistent, and I turn, intending to tell off the Cadet.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir