browbeat

Example Sentences

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For him, in fact, the swagger and browbeating are often an integral part of the negotiating process.

From BBC

But when things started to get "really crazy", she browbeat her parents into coming with her.

From BBC

Still, he insists on browbeating others to support a cause as lost as, well, making fetch happen.

From Salon

He’d rather sleep late than wake up before dawn for a grueling day of fixing cars under his brother’s browbeating supervision.

From Los Angeles Times

She often used a combination of charm and intense browbeating to convince the most reluctant members of the community to speak out in print or on TV.

From BBC