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Example sentences for: scolds

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

Staring at the independent counsel, who's seated below him at the witness table, Conyers scolds "Kenneth W. Starr" (as he repeatedly calls him) for writing "the tawdry, salacious, and unnecessarily graphic" report and for "cross[ing] the line into obsession."
The "TRB" column scolds pundits for claiming Clinton is no longer effective: "Since when do we kick presidents out of office because they are no longer effective?
He scolds "Congress" as well as Clinton, "Republicans" as well as Democrats, and "conservatives" as well as liberals.
There are linguistic terms for these sorts of sounds, from bilabial implosives—a kiss becomes a smooch —to dental or alveolar stops— tut tut , scolds the cautious professor.