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Scolds meaning

plural of scold

Using Scolds

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of scold
  • In the example corpus, scolds often appears in combinations such as: and scolds, scolds her, scolds him.

Context around Scolds

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Scolds

  • In this selection, "scolds" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, woke, gently, west, reporters, sydney and ontario stand out and add context to how "scolds" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after he scolds her for and after she scolds him for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scolds" sits close to words such as abhiyan, ajibola and ajinkya, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scolds

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Dan scolds us on what we can and cannot say. (10 words)

Shields scolds him for doing that, telling him not to move. (11 words)

Senate ethics panel scolds Menendez over gift scandalThanks for contacting us. (11 words)

The never-Trumpers have done nothing more than present themselves as a bunch of prissy, hoity-toity scolds who have nothing of value to say on the matter and are simply ignored and the never-trumpers can’t seem to figure that out. (43 words)

A cross between an escape room and early-90s adventure games such as The Secret of Monkey Island requires logical but lateral thinking as you work to solve its knotted challenges while the AI natters and scolds your best efforts. (40 words)

It’s not enough for liberals to proclaim that they have better policies, because Democrats increasingly are the party of university-educated elites, and they have an unfortunate knack for coming across as remote and patronizing scolds. (37 words)

The Billericay Town player is initially left in hysterics by the move, before he scolds: "That's bad! (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

Score one for the woke scolds, who now get to dictate what kinds of messages nonwoke students are permitted to express in school.

And while her human gently scolds her, she curiously continues to stare at the odd plastic chew toy her human is wearing, planning her next move.

Donbas man detained in Paris on terrorism suspicions; Putin threatens to arm countries that could strike the West, scolds reporters asking about imperialism; Power blackouts resume in 12 regions.

It’s not enough for liberals to proclaim that they have better policies, because Democrats increasingly are the party of university-educated elites, and they have an unfortunate knack for coming across as remote and patronizing scolds.

Scott, in turn, scolds the Legislature for rejecting his ideas and has taken his grievances to the campaign trail in an apparent effort to break the Democrats’ supermajority.

The Young and the Restless spoilers say Kyle will be taken aback as Jack unleashes his fury and scolds his son on another level, so we’ll bring you predictions on how Kyle might retaliate.

A cross between an escape room and early-90s adventure games such as The Secret of Monkey Island requires logical but lateral thinking as you work to solve its knotted challenges while the AI natters and scolds your best efforts.

Even if they do exactly as he asks, he doesn’t praise them—only watches for them to do something else he disapproves of, and scolds them for that.

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Judge scolds Sydney toilet paper brawlersA mother and daughter have been found guilty of affray after a violent fight over toilet paper erupted at a Sydney supermarket during the peak of panic buying.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath scolds Ontario Premier Doug Ford for breaking provincial guidelines by having two daughters who don’t live with him over for Mother’s Day.

She revealed to Spanish publication Diez Minutos that she still speaks to her son Jesus, the father of the queen, daily - and he 'scolds' her for a particular habit.

Regardless, it’s a delightfully stupid movie, featuring a killer who murders his mother with an axe as a child after she scolds him for assembling a naughty adult jigsaw puzzle.

She forces Mitchell and Cam to take her to a modeling audition and begins a fight with Cam after he scolds her for taking advantage of them.

Shields scolds him for doing that, telling him not to move.

And she certainly receives her fair share of cuts — first from Serena Joy, who scolds her for being overly meek, then from her womb itself.

Dan scolds us on what we can and cannot say.

Maybe they know more than the world’s scolds,” the Journal said.

Senate ethics panel scolds Menendez over gift scandalThanks for contacting us.

The Billericay Town player is initially left in hysterics by the move, before he scolds: "That's bad!

The never-Trumpers have done nothing more than present themselves as a bunch of prissy, hoity-toity scolds who have nothing of value to say on the matter and are simply ignored and the never-trumpers can’t seem to figure that out.

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Common combinations with scolds

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scolds" in a sentence?
An example: "Score one for the woke scolds, who now get to dictate what kinds of messages nonwoke students are permitted to express in school." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "scolds" from authentic English texts.
What does "scolds" mean?
Scolds means: plural of scold
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