upbraid
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Though he takes a minute to upbraid her, they’re obviously the show’s binary system, and Decker is in any case a cheery sort who takes things in stride — even prison, seemingly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
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
And, most judges usually would upbraid opposing counsels if they addressed one another in similar fashion or used ad hominem language in the courtroom.
From Fox News ● Jan. 23, 2020
When I ask Stu what happened to inspire the crackdown, he just mutters about “management decisions” and takes the opportunity to upbraid Gail and me for being too generous with the rolls.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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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
He hears it, and every so often he upbraids himself: “ ‘Really, after 27 years, you can’t play this right?’
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2022
She upbraids the religious for their fear and willful dismissal of science; scientists for their juvenile understanding and dismissal of faith.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 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
God upbraids Jonah, saying: “Is this right to be so wroth?”
From Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century by Richard Morris
The Wall Street Journal reported that in the days before the decision Trump upbraided Makary for not moving quickly enough to approve flavored vapes and nicotine products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
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 ● Apr. 4, 2024
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
The University of Colorado’s new head coach upbraided some of his players Wednesdsay — not for fighting, but for not fighting.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
“Now look what you’ve done,” Lawrence upbraided him.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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He’s hardly able to parry the upbraiding meted out by Mr. Giamatti’s Jean, fastidiously dressed and radiating pompous self-satisfaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
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
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