Words similar to chided

Example sentences for: chided

How can you use “chided” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

(At one press conference earlier this year, he joked, "I'm happy to be black--I mean back," and chided journalists about their preference for the Old Testament.)
A Times editorial chided Republicans for "seeking Greenspanian ambiguity where it did not exist."
Several of you chided me for calling the travelers "congressmen," omitting the women representatives.
"Please be a lady," Jesse Helms chided Rep.
Republicans congratulated Clinton for moving in their direction but chided him for not going far enough.