Example Sentences

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In December last year, she revealed she had received dozens of phone calls from angry constituents who had berated her for taking time off.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2023

But if she had berated them from the House floor, she would have been using a bludgeon instead of her customary needle, and she certainly wouldn’t have been Nancy Pelosi.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

The Washington Post, citing three current and two former White House officials, reported that Ricardel had berated people in meetings and spread rumors about Mattis.

From Fox News • Nov. 14, 2018

In May 2017, I questioned Seahawks star Michael Bennett’s qualifications as a spokesman for social progress, in part because he hadn’t apologized to a cancer-surviving reporter he had berated after a loss.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2018

I didn’t see any police except for the young cop Janice had berated, who was making his way to the spot she had been pointing to.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee