hectoring
Example Sentences
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One bin instead of 10, with the best mix of low cost and environmental benefit, delivered by machines rather than by hectoring households.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
As the lady of the house, Hüller cuts a loathsome, terrifying figure: She’s a hausfrau Lady Macbeth, all inelegant vanity and hectoring manipulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Biden will bring up concerns about press freedoms, religious freedoms and other issues in a respectful way without "hectoring, lecturing or scolding," one U.S. official who briefed reporters said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023
I've been on the service since 2007, and one thing has become depressingly clear: People get way more RTs, replies and likes if they take a hectoring, moralistic tone.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2022
And wasn’t it better to explore and work them out in a rockin’ musical than in some droning, hectoring lecture from their teachers or parents?
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
