upbraiding

Example Sentences

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It might have seemed an unusual upbraiding of a president by a sitting judge.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

"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

Jimmy Stewart recounts for Bawden a scene of John Ford upbraiding John Wayne on “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”: “No, Duke, that’s not the way to hold a rifle. Let Jimmy show you how.”

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017

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