dressing-down
Example Sentences
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Some of those present left unhappy with the message and what they took as a dressing-down, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
This is a historic dressing-down of somebody who thought they were made of Teflon.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
The tensions were evident at the recent meeting when the issue of officer shootings led to a public dressing-down of the chief.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025
“He says, ‘You’re not welcome here,’” Ms. Pollini said, crying as she recalled the intensity of his dressing-down.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
She’d get a dressing-down from the mechanics for that, in the unlikely event she actually survived this never-ending nightmare.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
