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He never missed an opportunity to chide his colleagues for their failure to apply their own precedents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

But these days, he’s been attacking Pope Leo XIV, even going so far as to chide the pontiff to “to be careful when he talks about matters of theology.”

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

“I’m sure once Christmastime rolls around, we’ll kind of chide him a little bit,” Karras joked.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023

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

It would like a new family to run through its massive halls, children to climb on the grand staircase, mothers to chide them and fathers to play hide-and-seek through the many rooms.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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

Jessica chides the footballer for calling her messy by way of flirting with her, explaining that it’s a diss that’s risen in popularity in the last five years.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025

“Jesus belongs to the Herdmans just as much as anyone else,” she chides her daughter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024

“I can’t believe you’ve kept this from us, Nick,” Astrid chides.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

At times, when the gradual growth of distress became more apparent, Marsyas walked apart and chid himself for his resourcelessness.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller

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 an apparent acknowledgment that his plans are grandiose, Son chided modern business leaders for failing to talk about big visions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 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

There’s Charles Foster Kane, an extremely rich, crusading newspaper owner who is chided by a friend for losing more than a million dollars a year.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026

The old man chided the chipmunk lovingly as he set four places at the table, handing it a crust which bulged its cheeks, then ladling four very small portions of stew onto the plates.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

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

He hung his head and stood before her in the deep humility of a chidden child.

From The Literary Sense by E. (Edith) Nesbit

What shall be done with them at these times—are they to be coaxed—or chidden or fed with sponge cake?

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Susan Warner

I had heard the same when I was a child; the nurse had been chidden for talking of it in my presence, and my own questions on the subject had always been evaded.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Various (magazine) Harper

Fans, tired of hearing about “new” features they’ve been using for years, are spreading conspiracy theories about the new phone and chiding potential defectors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Museveni, who has ruled the country since 1986, routinely addresses the nation on TV, chiding residents to adhere to proper hygiene and other preventive measures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

Earlier that month, Ely had written to Perkins again, affectionately chiding her for missing a social gathering and exclaiming, “I feel lost in the new Immigration set-up!”

From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2025

Afterward I spoke with Walter and voiced my frustration, chiding him for not coming to my aid.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela