Example sentences for: scolding

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

  • A scolding woman was said to give her husband a dish of tongues, and the old Sussex bachelor often gave crisp reasons for staying single: one went on record as saying Mesel, I ain't no marryin' man, fer I can't see naun in givin' 'arf yer grub away ter get t' other 'arf cooked.

  • But to criticize Dunlap for his cruelty is akin to scolding a lion for killing an antelope.

  • When we return to a scolding, finger-pointing Dole growling, "Just Don't Do It," the slogan carries a new meaning--that he just shouldn't have voted against the "pro-kid" legislation and that we just shouldn't vote for him.

  • chidyng: scolding

  • In Britain, the Times and the Independent venture forth with scolding opinions on the peace plan.


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