Scolds

"Scolds" in a Sentence (9 examples)

When your mother scolds you, don't talk back.

You mustn't answer your mother back when she scolds you.

You shouldn't answer your mother back like that when she scolds you.

Whenever he comes, he scolds us.

She scolds Terry as often as me.

She scolds Terry about as often as she scolds me.

Donald Trump, the President of the United States, is known for (among other things) his unpredictable behavior on the social network Twitter, where he regularly scolds his opponents, accuses critical journalists of "fake news," and abundantly quotes his supporters.

An enemy fawns on you but hits you, while a friend scolds you but helps you.

Tom never scolds his children in public.

Next best steps

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: scolds