excoriate

Example Sentences

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The solicitor general, who presided over the hearing, excoriated and insulted him at length before firing him from his post.

From Washington Post

In a heated exchange, the mayor rose from his seat to excoriate a commenter for using “dog whistle” language in a critique of the council.

From Los Angeles Times

But they have also raised placards saying, “We want peace,” and other slogans excoriating what they call Sandu’s ill-conceived determination to join the European Union and side against Russia in its war on Ukraine.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2015, he worked with GOP leaders to arrange an address to Congress — without notifying then-President Barack Obama — in which he excoriated the proposed nuclear deal with Iran, a centerpiece of Obama’s foreign policy.

From Washington Post

Benny Gantz, the centrist leader of the opposition National Unity party and a former minister of defense and military chief, excoriated Mr. Netanyahu for mishandling Israel’s relationship with the United States.

From New York Times