haranguing

Example Sentences

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For all the justified haranguing of Pentagon weapons buying, the U.S. can still move fast when it wants to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

She made fun of my haranguing her for carrying her own luggage off trains, and I poked fun at her for habitually asking whether we were on the right train.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

But Ackman “can’t believe this is happening” and is posting nonstop about his attempts to intimidate the publication by haranguing its parent company.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2024

Schwartz, to whom she was very much married at the time, began haranguing her in front of everyone for it: "I have never been so turned off in my life," he sneered.

From Salon • May 26, 2023

Despite his loyalty to Lawrence, Alvarez proved to be more pliable to the AEC chairman’s haranguing.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik