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Anyone who’s had kids in sports knows about “those parents,” the ones who coach loudly from the sidelines, berate their own offspring, and complain constantly about the same kid’s playing time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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 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

When Demitra got on stage and her material did not receive a reaction from the audience, she started to berate the crowd with insults, according to Montoya.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

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

We also see a previously unaired video of Stewart, recorded at home a few weeks before her sentencing in 2004, in which she berates an employee for using the wrong knife to slice oranges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024

In one, a woman berates her husband for not voting.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

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

I have a co-worker whom I adore, but every holiday she berates me for not getting in the spirit: not wearing a Halloween costume, etc.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

Lourdes berates herself for not dating an American who asked her out long ago.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

In a documentary capturing the band's early days, external, the trainees were berated for posting photos from their dorms on social media.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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

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

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

“His Highness wishes to entertain a more decorous final image of you than being held over a rock and berated by some parcel of insanity.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

"I started to feel guilty and started berating myself internally for it all."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

And he was angry, berating Kingsley for giving Cretton a hard time and proclaiming how much he wanted to be in this new movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Top of Wooden’s list was an insistence that Close could succeed without berating players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 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

He ignored his threat to begin at zero if anyone did that and made do with berating them.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover