berating
Example Sentences
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Top of Wooden’s list was an insistence that Close could succeed without berating players.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Porter slightly rebounded after a dip in polling in the fall after videos emerged of her berating an aide and a reporter.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Then as now, Martin chose a polite but firm approach to Trump, who spent much of the question-and-answer session berating US allies for rebuffing his calls to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
Despite Egadze scoring only 154.79 for the free skate - 27 points lower than his season best - there was no berating.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
It sounds as if he’s berating her, but he’s telling the girl what to do.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
