chide

When an aide briefed Ghalibaf on the president’s comment, he turned to chide his U.S. counterpart, JD Vance, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Human beings as a whole do not employ the same ethics a responsible newspaper does — though today many of us chide the press solely when the news is unfavorable to our own personal prejudices.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026

Haley herself makes a similar argument, such as one jab to chide Trump for refusing to debate her.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

But it’s clear that we’re in a new frontier of public behavior… and that it might be more difficult—and more dangerous—to chide our neighbors.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2023

Her mom would always chide Rosa lightly, and then the conversation would turn to something else.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

When Teng feels that including a photo of dead children violates their dignity, Perlmutter chides her, insisting that their obligation is to show Americans what their tax dollars are funding.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Epstein advises him on the sale of his healthcare business, and chides him for not being careful enough in checking out the background of a new contact.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

He pleads with Tami to see the new Marvel movie, and whenever anyone begins to talk about it, he chides them for spoilers instead of engaging in conversation.

From Salon ● May 12, 2025

She grows increasingly obsessed with the missing girl, and then with Cleo, who chides Maddie, perhaps from the grave, for missing the big picture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024

“Oh Eugenia,” Mother chides and pats my hand.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Ministers have said the policy, which could be worth as much as £20 a week per chid, was unaffordable and always time-limited.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2024

Fed up and enraged, the king angrily chid, “Wear your armor all day, like the dasypodid!”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022

Bell’s current list of charities covers a staggering amount of ground: animal rights, prostate cancer, stem cell donation, Alzheimer’s disease, international child hunger, domestic chid poverty and young mothers raised in foster care.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2018

“My refusing to eat Flesh occasioned an Inconveniency,” Franklin later recalled, “and I was frequently chid for my singularity.”

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2014

She, as too proud to join herself the fray, Trusting too much to her divine ally, When she saw victory tarry, chid him—'Why Dost thou not at one stroke this rebel slay?'

From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Robert Bridges

Musk has frequently chided SoftBank, which is a major investor in OpenAI, the artificial-intelligence company that the world’s richest person unsuccessfully sued this year over its transition into a for-profit structure.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Reaves chided Doncic about losing in rowing, bowling and golf while they were in Slovenia together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Korner chided the prosecution for "wholesale dumping" of documents and urged the parties to work together to reduce the size of the case file.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

In the first week of trial, she chided Musk for recent posts to his social media platform X, in which he spoke disparagingly of OpenAI and Sam Altman, whom he referred to as "Scam Altman".

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

“All that salt ain’t good for you, you know,” I chided.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson

Helen Burns asked some slight question about her work of Miss Smith, was chidden for the triviality of the inquiry, returned to her place, and smiled at me as she again went by.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Like a child, chidden for some uncomprehended fault, he looked at her, distressed at her condemnation, anxious to atone, wondering if his senses told him true.

From The Unknown Sea by Clemence Housman

During childhood, indulged, in every wish; admired where she should have been chidden, caressed where she should have been corrected; coaxed into pettishness, and spoilt into tyranny.

From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Fanny Burney

Ingratitude must be gently chidden, for it goes ill with beauty--as a mother gently chides a well-beloved one.

From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield

I am grown weaker than a chidden infant, While not a sigh escapes to tell thy pain.

From The Fatal Falsehood by Hannah More

Cardinals fans began chiding themselves for ever believing Walker had changed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Gallrein ended by chiding reporters: “Be fair and balanced, can we do that?”

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

Gigi now starts each video chiding commentators who accuse her of being AI.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

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

“If we get saved,” Irmgard said in a scolding, severe tone, as if chiding her, “it’ll be because of Roy.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick