tongue-lashing
Example Sentences
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The New York federal district court judge gave Doyle a tongue-lashing and sentenced him to six years in prison, twice the time stipulated in his plea bargain, citing his record that included 11 convictions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Well, he’s apparently been chatting with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the whole matter, and he’s invited TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew—once the subject of a bipartisan tongue-lashing in Congress—to attend his Monday inauguration.
From Slate • Jan. 17, 2025
But it didn’t always mean he was about to get a tongue-lashing.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Meadows claimed he then sent an email pushing the campaign to assemble pro-Trump slates of electors largely because he feared a tongue-lashing from his boss.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2023
Or that the guards wouldn’t get the tongue-lashing of their lives later tonight.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
