upbraiding

Example Sentences

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"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

During John’s first year at the University of South Dakota, when he had discovered basketball and girls and slacked off in his studies, he received a stern upbraiding.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik