berating
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Top of Wooden’s list was an insistence that Close could succeed without berating players.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Then as now, Martin chose a polite but firm approach to Trump, who spent much of the question-and-answer session berating US allies for rebuffing his calls to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
What happened Tuesday should scare away any of the remaining top prospects who would want to play for this berating blowhard.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
There is romance, drama, pathos and the verbal berating of hotel staff and music video directors.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
We round the corner, Dr. Schillinger still berating me, and then we’re through the front door of Tatarska 3.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.