upbraid
verb (used with object)
to find fault with or reproach severely; censure.
has upbraided
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present perfectof upbraid (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Instead, Portman has upbraided Trump repeatedly, and his campaign recently sent aides to search for potential supporters at Hillary Clinton rallies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2016
He has upbraided team-mates for sub-standard displays and encouraged coaches to be open to input from players.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2013
Red-faced and quizzical, he has upbraided the Justice Department's lawyers time & again for "shilly-shallying," "going backwards," confusing the issues and wasting the court's time.
From Time Magazine Archive
And ever since his conscience has upbraided him.
From Notes of a War Correspondent by Frederic Remington
Never a one has upbraided me; never a one has told me he was sorry he had heard me and been led to go.
From A Minstrel in France by Sir Harry Lauder
