berate
verb (used with object)
have berated
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present perfectof berate.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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Critics, including Sunday’s protesters, also have berated Hansen for accepting awards from Guatemalan administrations and business-affiliated groups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
And in my early 20s, when we commuted to New York together, I should have berated the men in suits on the crowded trains for not giving up their seats for her.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
"In the last few weeks, several cis patients have berated me for it," Obuobi added in the tweet that prompted the reply from Del Rosario.
From Fox News ● Mar. 30, 2022
Unfortunately, many of our immediate family members are taking this lightly and have berated our parenting choices, feelings and so on.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2021
An Adela would certainly have berated him in her shrewish, thin tones.
From The Roll-Call by Arnold Bennett
