scold
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Wigglesworth: I try hard not to be a debt scold, and I’m not worried about an imminent crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Medicine and public health have long communicated like a scold, especially about women’s bodies.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
It could have even been to scold Russian President Vladimir Putin.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
"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
Before she had time to scold and fuss, Vonetta, Fern, and I were on her, circling her, squeezing her and feeling her squeeze us.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Americans are funny like that: We tend to feel we know better than pinch-lipped moral scolds what’s best for our lives.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
My 10-year-old daughter now regularly scolds me for my nonrhotic habits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
But on the other hand, these scolds may prove to be canaries in the media coal mine.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2025
"If you think a man like you can manipulate me, go back to your mum," she scolds.
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
“We’re keeping Mr. Washburn waiting,” Tía Laura scolds.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
“Levels,” was how France legend Thierry Henry scolded the team on the Fox broadcast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Her sister-in-law, Millicent Sedra, also spoke and scolded women who expect husbands to share housework.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals and told them to stop making her "macho men" cry on screen, an executive producer on the show has said.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
In Zambrano’s case, Gee scolded the government over how the detention unfolded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
“This whole conversation has been happening in my head,” he scolded himself.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
In 2018, he issued his most famous scolding, decrying the court’s failure to take up California’s 10-day waiting period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
They’re like, “You should be out there scolding people who use this term colloquially.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
But the dentist scolding you for not flossing more often may not own the business anymore.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2026
But Cronin wasn’t done, later admonishing a reporter for what he considered a dumb question, then scolding the reporter for allegedly raising his voice at him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Poe, you know better,” she said, scolding the small boy as Abby took my hand in hers.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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