scold
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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
“My friends don’t care whether I have seven Golden Globes or if I’m not working at all. To them, I’m just Diego. They scold me and they help me just the same.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 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
He wasn’t going to get upset, and he wasn’t going to scold Jinny, and he wasn’t going to notice that the world was ending.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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
On Lover Girl, she practically scolds herself for being so reckless.
From BBC ● May 2, 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
“We talked about this, Tomás. Is that a way to be a caballero?” he scolds.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
“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
In Zambrano’s case, Gee scolded the government over how the detention unfolded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Earlier this month, Punch's situation began looking up when zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo, near Tokyo, posted that he was gradually integrating with a troop of monkeys -- "playfully poking others and getting scolded".
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
“You could’ve hurt yourself,” she scolded Fred as she ushered him into his crate.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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
But even while tacitly admitting Kirk’s scolding was unfair, she still insisted she was grateful for the “fatherly tough love.”
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
The other man, after getting to his feet, appears to continue scolding Ritchson before the actor and his family drive off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
But the dentist scolding you for not flossing more often may not own the business anymore.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 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
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