Example sentences for: hectoring

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

  • -- Rudy Giuliani, on the radio, hectoring Margarita Rosario, the mother of an 18-year-old, who was one of two men lying face down when the cops shot them 22 times

  • Add the shrill vocals of former Sex Pistol John Lydon, and the result is Leftfield's hectoring "." Drench a track in shadowy atmosphere, and the result is the ominous soundscape of Tricky's "." Combine '50s "space" music, French pop balladeering, and Marxist catch phrases, and the result is such Stereolab confections as "." Transpose the cyclical rhythms of dance music (and work by minimalist composers like Steve Reich) to guitars, and the result is the hypnotic disorientation of My Bloody Valentine's "." Include reggae rhythms and quotations from Indian and Arabic music, and the result is the ethno-techno of Loop Guru tracks like "."

  • You would assume, from this onslaught of sartorial hectoring, that the staff of Slate must dress in exquisite taste.

  • If Bradley remained on the high road, emphasizing his positive message and ignoring the vice president's hectoring, the unanswered criticism would damage him.

  • Through hours of hectoring, cheap shots, and generally ill-mannered behavior from the committee's Democrats, Starr kept his composure and courtesy.


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