chiding

Example Sentences

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We still play cards and games together while chiding each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

And he did it all with a smirk on his face and a chip on his shoulder, relentlessly chiding the league over its salary cap, the level of play, travel and officiating.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

Earlier that month, Ely had written to Perkins again, affectionately chiding her for missing a social gathering and exclaiming, “I feel lost in the new Immigration set-up!”

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025

It has opened her campaign up to chiding remarks and insults from her opponents.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2024

“And yet you fired the Polish woman I hired before her first day was over,” he said, his chiding tone playful and indulgent.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland