berate

Example Sentences

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“He went totally nuts; he screamed at us,” Tatel recalled of being berated with his German shepherd, Vixen.

From Washington Post

Today the company is being cheered by the left for standing up to DeSantis’ bullying, but it was only last year that it was berated for its response to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

From Seattle Times

The lawsuit alleges Angulo and Sotomayor, after berating the student for more than eight hours, failed to fulfill their legal duties to protect her, “perhaps their singularly most important job.”

From Los Angeles Times

At one point during the pandemic, he publicly berated students to take off their masks as they served as his human backdrop.

From Washington Post

About two dozen protesters gathered outside, with bullhorns and loudspeakers to berate attendees with chants of “shame.”

From New York Times