scold
Example Sentences
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"I really want to give it up. Every day I scold myself and tell myself to quit: no more, no more."
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
The movie doesn’t quite know how to handle Mabel: She’s meant to be charmingly determined but comes across as more of a scold and a busybody.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
“You can’t degrade the travel experience for decades and then scold people for dressing to endure the experience,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
When finally she ran out of the henhouse with the exciting news, her mother did not scold her but patiently listened to her daughter’s account of her first scientific observation.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
Dad glanced at her in the rearview mirror, probably deciding whether or not to scold her for language, but then she leaned forward, toward the passenger seat, so her breath tickled my ear.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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