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Upbraided is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Upbraided meaning

simple past and past participle of upbraid

Using Upbraided

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of upbraid
  • In the example corpus, upbraided often appears in combinations such as: and upbraided, first upbraided.

Context around Upbraided

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

first 2× scotti 1× publicly 1× gorbachev 1×

Often after:

capt 1× people 1×

Sentence patterns with Upbraided

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

at first upbraided by minister 1× carrier and upbraided capt john 1× gospel and upbraided them before 1× mills first upbraided people on 1× richard scotti upbraided the clark 1× state publicly upbraided and sent 1× two gorbachev upbraided ceaușescu for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at a meeting 1× brown s press 1× in a decision 1× marshal kane is 1× on october 1 1× paul considered that 1×

Common sentence endings:

a civil ceremony 1× an irrelevant flunkie 1× handle criminal cases 1× his inflexible attitude 1× missions per day 1×

Words around Upbraided

Just before it in the word index:

upbraid 2 upbound 6 upbloomberg 2 upbit 60 upbeat 450 upbasiceduboard 3

Just after it in the word index:

upbraids 3 upbringing 398 upbringings 18 upbuilding 10 upc 43 upca 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Upbraided

  • In this selection, "upbraided" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, first, scotti, publicly, capt and people stand out and add context to how "upbraided" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at first upbraided by minister and carrier and upbraided capt john. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "upbraided" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with upbraided

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

Short example sentences

At a meeting between the two, Gorbachev upbraided Ceaușescu for his inflexible attitude. (13 words)

Paul considered that they "walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel" and upbraided them before the whole church (Galatians 2:11-15). (25 words)

In a decision earlier this month, District Judge Richard Scotti upbraided the Clark County district attorney’s office for using a deputy who also serves as a state senator to handle criminal cases. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

On October 1, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara visited the carrier and upbraided Capt. John Iarrobino when he learned that the air wing was not adhering to Pentagon guidelines stipulating that pilots should not fly more than 1.5 missions per day. (41 words)

Brown’s press aide, Alise Mills, first upbraided people on Twitter for speculating, then promised Brown would make a statement “shortly,” and then two hours went by before she followed up by saying it would come later. (37 words)

When was the last time you heard of a major U.S. political figure go overseas and be refused a meeting with a foreign head of state, publicly upbraided and sent home like an irrelevant flunkie? (36 words)

Question examples

When was the last time you heard of a major U.S. political figure go overseas and be refused a meeting with a foreign head of state, publicly upbraided and sent home like an irrelevant flunkie? (36 words)

Example sentences (7)

On October 1, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara visited the carrier and upbraided Capt. John Iarrobino when he learned that the air wing was not adhering to Pentagon guidelines stipulating that pilots should not fly more than 1.5 missions per day.

In a decision earlier this month, District Judge Richard Scotti upbraided the Clark County district attorney’s office for using a deputy who also serves as a state senator to handle criminal cases.

When was the last time you heard of a major U.S. political figure go overseas and be refused a meeting with a foreign head of state, publicly upbraided and sent home like an irrelevant flunkie?

Brown’s press aide, Alise Mills, first upbraided people on Twitter for speculating, then promised Brown would make a statement “shortly,” and then two hours went by before she followed up by saying it would come later.

Marshal Kane is at first upbraided by Minister Mahin (Morgan Farley) for possessing the audacity to show up in a church seeking assistance on the same day Kane was married elsewhere in a civil ceremony.

At a meeting between the two, Gorbachev upbraided Ceaușescu for his inflexible attitude.

Paul considered that they "walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel" and upbraided them before the whole church (Galatians 2:11-15).

Common combinations with upbraided

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "upbraided" in a sentence?
An example: "On October 1, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara visited the carrier and upbraided Capt. John Iarrobino when he learned that the air wing was not adhering to Pentagon guidelines stipulating that pilots should not fly more than 1.5 missions per day." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "upbraided" from authentic English texts.
What does "upbraided" mean?
Upbraided means: simple past and past participle of upbraid
How many example sentences with "upbraided" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "upbraided", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.