hectored
Example Sentences
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Eager to shock, he hectored refined Athenians in the market square.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
He is hectored about his life choices by “Nicky,” an uncanny valley version of himself who exemplifies all Cage’s famously quirky excesses, particularly his penchant for screaming a lot.
From The Verge • Mar. 15, 2022
“They were arranged, hectored, and re-arranged,” Bishop wrote.
From Slate • Dec. 11, 2019
A more direct response came from Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin when he was hectored by conspiracy theorist Bart Sibrel outside a Beverly Hills hotel in 2002.
From Washington Post • May 23, 2019
For four dispiriting years, he had hectored government officials to place the program on the fast track.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
