berate
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He added that once Arday had resigned, "What's the public interest in continuing to berate him?"
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
But we were stunned to hear her berate an audience member in the front of the stalls who had been texting throughout the final, most moving scene.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
It was a reach—“I’m never mad,” Manley said—so he asked Chalamet to berate him off-camera to get worked up for a red-faced confrontation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
Cathy was with Damien all weekend, and when I saw' her last night, I didn’t give her a chance to berate me.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
In one, a woman berates her husband for not voting.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
He pours himself a cup of tea, and berates himself for over-steeping it.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
Later, as PJ surveys the damage to his toes from his too-small sneakers, he berates his feet with the same phrase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
He just berates this reporter for feeding the 24/7 news cycle, which was not as intense as it is here today.
From Salon ● May 5, 2023
She argues with Abuela’s neighbors, picks fights with waiters, berates the man who sells ice cones on the beach.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
But none of the other journalists in the Oval Office with Holmes spoke up as the president berated her.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Pelley accused CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss of “murdering” the program and berated Bilton, a former New York Times journalist, for lacking TV news experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Noem routinely berated staff if she saw Homan on TV and kept track of both their appearances to make sure she was on TV more than him, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Zverev berated an official when Alcaraz took a medical timeout in the third set, calling it "unbelievable".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Tears soon gave way to laughter though as Mutti berated Karli.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Porter slightly rebounded after a dip in polling in the fall after videos emerged of her berating an aide and a reporter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
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
Since Takaichi’s remark on Taiwan in November, Beijing’s retaliation has included berating Tokyo at the United Nations, canceling flights to Japan and tightening export controls on goods with potential military uses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
There is romance, drama, pathos and the verbal berating of hotel staff and music video directors.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
If berating counts, then he’s said more to Charlie this past summer and fall than he has in nineteen years.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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