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Sabalenka is always vocal on court and has been known to berate herself and roll her eyes ironically when missing points, even in her most dominant of victories.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

He added that once Arday had resigned, "What's the public interest in continuing to berate him?"

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Lanning still recalls that early during his brief stint, he stepped in to run a drill, only for Saban to berate him for teaching it incorrectly to the watching players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025

Cathy was with Damien all weekend, and when I saw' her last night, I didn’t give her a chance to berate me.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

The outspoken peer, who often berates legislation she sees as infringing civil liberties, says environmental concerns are clearly trumping public health concerns.

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

In one, a woman berates her husband for not voting.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

Later, as PJ surveys the damage to his toes from his too-small sneakers, he berates his feet with the same phrase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2023

He just berates this reporter for feeding the 24/7 news cycle, which was not as intense as it is here today.

From Salon ● May 5, 2023

Marcus berates me with endless questions about the Chili Bowl, like, “Who makes the chili?” or “Is it true you guys don’t wash the pots?”

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Judge Subramanian berated both sides for their failure to swiftly disclose the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

But none of the other journalists in the Oval Office with Holmes spoke up as the president berated her.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

In a documentary capturing the band's early days, external, the trainees were berated for posting photos from their dorms on social media.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

He berated city leaders for not doing enough to get unhoused people off the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Word of what they had done had gotten back to Koch, and he berated them in German.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

"I started to feel guilty and started berating myself internally for it all."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

Since Takaichi’s remark on Taiwan in November, Beijing’s retaliation has included berating Tokyo at the United Nations, canceling flights to Japan and tightening export controls on goods with potential military uses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

Former Rep. Katie Porter — an early leader in polls — late last year faltered after videos emerged of her screaming at an aide and berating a reporter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 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