scolded
Example Sentences
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While accepting the prize, Madonna reminisced about how her manager scolded her backstage at the very first MTV awards show, where she briefly mooned the audience in a performance fumble.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Levels,” was how France legend Thierry Henry scolded the team on the Fox broadcast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
"You're never going to earn respect for doing that sort of thing," a tutor scolded the teens.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
“You’re as defiant ... a defendant as this court has ever seen,” District Judge Matthew Barrett scolded her.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
“The parents gave the twins anything they wanted. They never scolded them or made them work. In spite of this, the children didn’t feel happy. ‘We don’t belong in this world anymore,’ they decided.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
