How To Use upbraiding In A Sentence
- Clara looked momentarily disconcerted but wasn't about to concede defeat after upbraiding Nicholas a moment before.
- Lord Allen may have been wrong in his head, or ill-advised, or foolishly over-zealous, but his ill-tempered upbraiding of the Dublin Corporation for what he called their treasonable extravagance in thus honouring Swift, whom he deemed an enemy of the King, was the act of a fool. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish
- Back on land where we could sink safely into the snow up to our ankles and giggle at our own bravery, there was an angry woman who didn't speak English, upbraiding us in a way that needed no translation.
- And she spoke with more real virulence than that kind of upbraiding generally exhibits. Uncle Silas
- Philautus, upbraiding his treacherous friend Euphues for robbing him of his lady's love, delivers himself of the following speech: "Although hitherto Euphues I have shrined thee in my heart for a trusty friend, I will shunne thee hereafter as a trothless foe, and although I cannot see in thee less wit than I was wont, yet do I find less honesty. John Lyly
- Much to her credit, no amount of upbraiding or name-calling has moved her an iota.
- I can understand a brief discussion on the moral upbraiding of having multiple kids while unemployed. Archive 2009-06-01
- O'Donnell lambasted the cartoon, calling it "a racist obscenity" and upbraiding the "hateful vision" of Lash and his application of "animalistic," large-eared features to President Obama. 'OBAMA NATION' artist decries MSNBC rant about 'racist obscenity' cartoon
- Her manager is forever pressurising her into pushing banking products at customers and upbraiding her if she doesn't reach the expected quota.
- It is not unusual to see a small boy upbraiding his own mother for some act that shows a lack of modesty.
