Example Sentences

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He hears it, and every so often he upbraids himself: “ ‘Really, after 27 years, you can’t play this right?’

From Washington Post • May 7, 2022

Then, just as everyone else is growing more chatty and carefree, the princess abruptly remounts her high horse and upbraids a hapless guest for overfamiliarity.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2017

Even in extremis, grammar and language matter: Stevie upbraids Martin for referring to the “top” of a hill, when the preferred word, she argues, should be “crest.”

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2017

When the king upbraids his son for his party-boy ways, the substance of his scolding centers largely on critiquing Hal’s performance in the role of heir to the throne.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2016

He upbraids me when I ride alone in the White House carriage.

From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander