browbeating

Example Sentences

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"Hopefully they are done in a memorable enough way that it sticks in people's heads and is more of an inspirational thing rather than browbeating people into feeling bad about not saving the planet."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The question is whether the party now meekly succumbs to the browbeating:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

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

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

But the choice is not between either taking at face value everything executives say, or browbeating them at every opportunity.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022

Now he was stuck in the middle of an increasingly acrimonious debate between the browbeating Lawrence and the bedridden Compton.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik