upbraid
Example Sentences
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But one day a close friend upbraided me for shunning Black Friday, insisting that such antisocial tightfistedness was inherently un-American.
In a tense phone call on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III upbraided his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, over Israel’s deadly attack on a humanitarian food convoy in Gaza earlier this week.
From New York Times
That sort of upbraiding from a judge before trial has even begun should chill any trial lawyer to the bone.
From Los Angeles Times
Decades later, he upbraided player auctions in the Indian Premier League, saying that he "just did not like players being treated like horses being sold to the highest bidder".
From BBC
The University of Colorado’s new head coach upbraided some of his players Wednesdsay — not for fighting, but for not fighting.
From Seattle Times
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