hectoring
Example Sentences
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Writer Emma Rosenblum says she’s bombarded daily with hectoring advice about bone density—like most of her female peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 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
No one in history has embodied the role of a fascist gym teacher more thoroughly than Jordan, a man whose only waking mode is "hectoring."
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 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
Mrs. French, the bio teacher, is hectoring a kid who hasn’t done his homework.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
