berates
- present tense form of berate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Marcello Hernández played a mostly-silent Marco Rubio who Trump berates for speaking Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2026
In one, a woman berates her husband for not voting.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
He pours himself a cup of tea, and berates himself for over-steeping it.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
He just berates this reporter for feeding the 24/7 news cycle, which was not as intense as it is here today.
From Salon ● May 5, 2023
Lourdes berates herself for not dating an American who asked her out long ago.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
