On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Scolded. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Scolded meaning
simple past and past participle of scold
Using Scolded
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of scold
- In the example corpus, scolded often appears in combinations such as: scolded by, scolded the, scolded for.
Context around Scolded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scolded
- In this selection, "scolded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, desantis, jokingly, verb, anybody, silver and shouted stand out and add context to how "scolded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and got scolded by the and and then scolded the fans. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scolded" sits close to words such as abate, aeronautics and affidavits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scolded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Coach Vimal Kumar scolded him to get Loh moving. (9 words)
He regularly scolded, shouted and used foul language, lawyers argued. (10 words)
Amy stepped in at those times and scolded both of us. (11 words)
If 3M management had scolded Silver for making a mistake, colleagues had pooh-poohed the idea or sharing odd findings had been prohibited, then Post-it might never have come to be. (32 words)
He was surely much younger than 19. And because I had scolded him with my gruffest inflections, he had supposed the host to be Nicholas, but here was Nicole instead. (30 words)
One teenager recently was scolded by her brother for the way she got her family friend’s foster child to fall asleep while she was babysitting her. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Amy stepped in at those times and scolded both of us.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis scolded the organization for alleged discrimination when it promoted a job fair that only allowed certain groups of people to attend.
He never uttered an abusive word in public, never scolded anybody.
He took off his shirt and then scolded the fans at home before he performed his “pigeon celebration” with teammate Son Heung Min.
He was surely much younger than 19. And because I had scolded him with my gruffest inflections, he had supposed the host to be Nicholas, but here was Nicole instead.
If 3M management had scolded Silver for making a mistake, colleagues had pooh-poohed the idea or sharing odd findings had been prohibited, then Post-it might never have come to be.
Meanwhile, if the Strange Lady successfully broke the Starskiff, the players will be scolded for their wrongdoing.
One teenager recently was scolded by her brother for the way she got her family friend’s foster child to fall asleep while she was babysitting her.
Pretending to be a fan with a dilemma, she jokingly scolded the Hollywood actor, 53, for not telling her he was visiting the UK.
So, by adding mentally the missing verb “scolded,” we have understood the correctness of the sentence.
Some royal watchers scolded her for buying an item made from less sustainable materials, by workers who were likely exploited.
Some Uvalde parents scolded a state House panel for making them wait all day for what was potentially their only chance to testify this year.
That doesn’t last long though as Paul quickly climbs the ladder and got scolded by the wrestlers for not stalling.
They worry about making the wrong moves in an aerobics class or being scolded in the weight room for an etiquette breach.
What kind of security measures you were going to put in the people dem bed?" the senior judge scolded him.
But because the Arizona call presaged Trump’s defeat, Fox was scolded and second-guessed by many of its own viewers, including the sitting president.
Coach Vimal Kumar scolded him to get Loh moving.
Germany's envoy was also scolded over what Moscow said were attempts to restrict the activities of Russian journalists in Germany, according to the Russian foreign ministry.
He regularly scolded, shouted and used foul language, lawyers argued.
Her mother’s then-fiance, Charles Grierson, who was intoxicated, scolded her and apologized to the officers.
Common combinations with scolded
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- scolded by 13×
- scolded the 12×
- scolded for 9×
- scolded him 7×
- was scolded 7×
- he scolded 5×
- and scolded 4×
- scolded her 3×
- being scolded 3×
- scolded me 3×