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Sabalenka is always vocal on court and has been known to berate herself and roll her eyes ironically when missing points, even in her most dominant of victories.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

He added that once Arday had resigned, "What's the public interest in continuing to berate him?"

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

But the pop singer said she did not send a security guard to berate them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Lanning still recalls that early during his brief stint, he stepped in to run a drill, only for Saban to berate him for teaching it incorrectly to the watching players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

Chase climbed up the bank, trying not to berate himself for failing to save the driver and forgetting the go bag.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Marcello Hernández played a mostly-silent Marco Rubio who Trump berates for speaking Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2026

In Season 1, Deborah berates her daughter about her lack of a prenup in a very public birthday dinner speech, but then reluctantly attends her drive-thru wedding via FaceTime.

From Salon ● May 16, 2025

Watch the moment an 'ultra' Darmstadt fan berates the players on the pitch after their 6-0 home Bundesliga defeat by Augsburg.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024

Before you think I’m that neighbor, one who complains about the kid’s basketball rolling into my flower bed, or who berates people for leaving their trash bin out past trash day, I’m not.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

First, she berates Carla, who as the oldest was in charge and had orders to stick with Manuel and Fifi as their in-car chaperone.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

The result was a lengthy bar meeting in which patrons, including “a gender-expansive lesbian” who “uses he/him pronouns,” berated one owner to tears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

But none of the other journalists in the Oval Office with Holmes spoke up as the president berated her.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

He berated city leaders for not doing enough to get unhoused people off the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has openly berated reporters during Pentagon briefings for using headlines the administration dislikes.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

Each of them berated you because they feared you and envied you.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Despite Egadze scoring only 154.79 for the free skate - 27 points lower than his season best - there was no berating.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

Beijing’s retaliation has included berating Tokyo at the United Nations, canceling flights to Japan and threatening a ban on imports of Japanese seafood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

The Australian skipper removed him for a 13th time in Tests, more than any other bowler, with a furious Root berating himself after prodding at a full delivery and feathering to Carey.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

Video footage shows Rivas and others berating the officers for complicity in what they called a “kidnapping.”

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025

Seven turned to Thorn, fire in her gaze as she opened her hand to reveal the button she had taken from Mr. Pepperhorn’s jacket while he was busy berating them.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega