upbraid

I may have shrunk from his criticism many years ago, but if he feels a need to upbraid me now, I will view that as a badge of honor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2021

Since then she has continued to upbraid Mr Trump.

From BBC ● May 11, 2021

It’s understandable to have complicated needs and feelings even in the wake of great grief, and I don’t want you to upbraid yourself when you already feel a sense of guilt.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2020

He was trying in a Judiciary Committee hearing today to upbraid Neomi Rao, the lawyer nominated to the D.C.

From Fox News ● Feb. 5, 2019

At times, I even saw him upbraid them, though this was extremely rare.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The question haunts “Remake” — he includes an indelible sequence from “Sherman’s March” in which his longtime friend Charleen upbraids him for always having the camera out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

Wolfe upbraids all who attended, especially the rich and famous.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2018

Then, just as everyone else is growing more chatty and carefree, the princess abruptly remounts her high horse and upbraids a hapless guest for overfamiliarity.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2017

Whenever a late-night host upbraids a public figure in a monologue or a pundit bests another in a Twitter fight, onlookers crowd around to declare the loser DESTROYED! or EVISCERATED! or ETHERED! or ANNIHILATED!

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2017

He upbraids them for offering to the gods only the worn-out and useless, such as is given to dogs.

From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by William Henry Withrow

But one day a close friend upbraided me for shunning Black Friday, insisting that such antisocial tightfistedness was inherently un-American.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

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 ● Oct. 23, 2023

Superior Court Judge William F. Fahey upbraided Adams for repeatedly racking up more in fees than the judge had authorized.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023

For the next three hours, grieving parents and community members upbraided the board, saying that if didn’t hold people accountable they would lose their jobs.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2022

Managers upbraided a group of messenger boys overheard dishing office dirt at a local diner, and engineers caught having a loud, detailed work conversation at the Industrial USO were called on the carpet.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

"An actual upbraiding from the court for the Trump Org."

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2022

Kimura, who was introduced as a fun-loving jokester, attracted increased negative attention online after upbraiding a housemate for ruining one of her wrestling costumes.

From Reuters ● Jun. 2, 2020

In an extraordinary public upbraiding in late January, the supervisors sharply questioned the sheriff’s goal of establishing a “truth and reconciliation” panel to review past disciplinary actions against other department employees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2019

And don’t try accusing him of plagiarism or upbraiding him with your naive ideal of originality.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2018

It was not until he had blundered and crashed along his way for some time, wildly upbraiding himself, that he calmed down with the realization that he was well and truly lost.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques