scold

Medicine and public health have long communicated like a scold, especially about women’s bodies.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 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

“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

Kelly went on to scold Poehler for a brief moment during the episode when Poehler erroneously thought Paltrow starred in the 2003 drama, “Cold Mountain,” saying that the mistake was “embarrassing and disrespectful.”

From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026

He would scold her gently and lament, “Am I never to have a grandson?”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

In another, her daughter scolds her for leaving her expensive cheer uniform in the back of her Bronco for weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

"You should have been united and thought in a politically intelligent way to ensure we got one or two women elected," she scolds the women.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

But on the other hand, these scolds may prove to be canaries in the media coal mine.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2025

He scolds his countrymen and wears a sweater like a hairshirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024

No one scolds us; no one seems to mind.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

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

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

The judge scolded the billionaire at least twice—once for his social media usage and second for saying if he loses this case, it’ll mean trouble for all charities in America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

During a particularly chaotic debate last week, she scolded her opponents’ incessant interruptions and called out what she considered a double standard over her behavior.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

“Hush, all of you,” scolded Habib, peering down the street.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

A bystander video showed Liev Schreiber scolding a female reporter while on the red carpet promoting his Apple TV series “Nocturne.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The announcement also follows previous comments from Grande scolding people to “be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies.”

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

"I had imagined us being together until we're old, her scolding me until we're old, but now I can't hear her voice any more."

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

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

“We’re fine, Mrs. But you weren’t supposed to pick up the phone,” I said, almost scolding her.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia