| The Queen is often berated for her old-fashioned image and reserved, undemonstrative approach. |
| My wife's a teacher and I have long berated her for her timidity in using IT in the classroom. |
| Cavalcanti berated the philosopher for giving so much consideration to the influence of the stars. |
| Again Alex berated herself for wool gathering, and bent back to the task at hand. |
| Backtrack now to the point at which the impressively recalcitrant Bilbo is being soundly berated by Gandalf. |
| They also berated the West for its absence of a grand goal and a sense of spiritual messianism. |
