berate

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• He sometimes berates the one who remains, stating outright that the other was his favorite.

• Whoever called it, Overleese’s involvement made some women uncomfortable because he routinely berated women in the office, according to the three women and emails, reviewed by The Post, that one of the women wrote at the time.

• All brands berate us with ads that promise to make us happier, healthier, smarter, and safer.

• Several of the callers berated Campbell for fighting for the job.

• He remembered a game in which Ashley Ingram, Navy’s running game coordinator and offensive line coach, was berating the blockers for poor play before Forney stepped in.

• Women are berated—and berate themselves—for dressing too sexily.

• The old-school way of hating rubes asks us to berate them into giving up their identity out of shame and disgust.

• A purse can impress and intimidate, bewilder, berate, or amuse.

• I'm not saying you should be an aggressive jerk, and berate your friends for thinking negative thoughts.

• Rather than berate Mitt for the sin of being rich, he said he wanted a flatter tax so everyone could pay the “Romney rate.”

• I overheard him soundly berate a mother who kept her children too much indoors.

• Once in port, they began to berate the Genoese for his foolhardy scheme.