Example Sentences

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This week’s tongue-lashing is the latest salvo in Wilson’s campaign to remake Lululemon’s board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Well, he’s apparently been chatting with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the whole matter, and he’s invited TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew—once the subject of a bipartisan tongue-lashing in Congress—to attend his Monday inauguration.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2025

Meadows claimed he then sent an email pushing the campaign to assemble pro-Trump slates of electors largely because he feared a tongue-lashing from his boss.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2023

The GOP elder statesman gave Santos a tongue-lashing and told him he should sit in the back to avoid embarrassing himself.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

The tongue-lashing he gave his grandson brought the whole crew topside.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham