berating
Example Sentences
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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
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
Former Rep. Katie Porter — an early leader in polls — late last year faltered after videos emerged of her screaming at an aide and berating a reporter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
He was his own sarcophagus, a bold and infallible diplomat who was always berating himself disgustedly for all the chances he had missed and kicking himself regretfully for all the errors he had made.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
