scold

"I really want to give it up. Every day I scold myself and tell myself to quit: no more, no more."

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

“My friends don’t care whether I have seven Golden Globes or if I’m not working at all. To them, I’m just Diego. They scold me and they help me just the same.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

As Mr. Clark tells us, an allegation against the pastors was set in motion in 1835 by Count Finck von Finckenstein, a nasty moral scold and the villain of the story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

‘You can’t degrade the travel experience for decades and then scold people for dressing to endure the experience.’

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026

And he would be right to scold her this time.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

Hanks gets three of the best lines in movie history when he scolds a player who complains that the game is too hard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Americans are funny like that: We tend to feel we know better than pinch-lipped moral scolds what’s best for our lives.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

On Lover Girl, she practically scolds herself for being so reckless.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Even the human resources scolds; yes, you might even miss the human resources department, if it were gone.

From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2025

“Why are you wasting time with a boy like that?” she scolds.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals and told them to stop making her "macho men" cry on screen, an executive producer on the show has said.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

In the denial, the patent commissioner scolded Hunt for allowing “his discovery to slumber” for so long, saying he submitted an application only to “strangle” someone else’s invention, presumably Howe’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has scolded reporters who ask basic questions about the war’s justification or objectives.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

In Zambrano’s case, Gee scolded the government over how the detention unfolded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

“Filthy boys, look at your hands,” Veronika scolded.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

In 2018, he issued his most famous scolding, decrying the court’s failure to take up California’s 10-day waiting period.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

But even while tacitly admitting Kirk’s scolding was unfair, she still insisted she was grateful for the “fatherly tough love.”

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Porter was initially viewed as having a potential edge in the race, but her prospects dimmed after videos emerged in October of the UC Irvine law professor scolding a reporter and swearing at an aide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

Caluori says that, along with Pollock's trailblazing example, he has taken heed of a training-ground scolding from former England captain Owen Farrell.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

If I got caught now, all I’d get was a scolding for being out past curfew.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin