berate
Example Sentences
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In the first half, he begged with, swore at generally berated the refs about over-the-backs, elbows and hip checks that weren’t called.
From Seattle Times
In the first half, he begged with, swore at generally berated the refs about over-the-backs, elbows and hip checks that weren’t called.
From Seattle Times
The senior staff in Newsnight are depicted as out of touch, patronising and part of the entitled chattering classes, when they're berated by Sam McAlister for "mistaking talking to ourselves for news".
From BBC
Video taken by a bystander and posted on social media showed a confrontation that began with one passenger berating another and repeatedly threatening to beat him up.
From Seattle Times
In one, a woman berates her husband for not voting.
From Seattle Times
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