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How to use upbraided in a sentence

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I was once upbraided by a musician who heard me talking too enthusiastically about the possibilities provided by new instruments.
He went to classes smartly dressed in a shirt and tie, and upbraided his fellow pupils for not being suitably attired.
Professor Galbraith upbraided me yesterday for my suggestion that our sojourns to Geneva be shortened to six weeks.
Oh she played ignorant when I upbraided her, but I suspect she knew exactly what she was doing.
A leading Australian novelist once upbraided me about the poet's indecent use of metaphor, as though he felt that my mob was stealing a march on him, poor soul.
Novelist Salman Rushdie, who hid for years after Iran's highest religious leader issued a fatwa against him, upbraided his peers.
Do you remember when you upbraided them publicly during one of your homilies?
On at least two occasions, defence lawyers have upbraided the judge for joining in the cross-examination of witnesses.
And these faithful are roughly upbraided by some religious leaders in Quebec.
He upbraided the thousands of inhabitants of Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum without a guard to protect him.
Many comments snidely upbraided CCTV for deploying its resources this way.
The European commission upbraided Hungary, but Budapest was more concerned with its relationship with Russia, from which three-quarters of Hungary's gas comes from.
Many checkers have been upbraided by lordly writers and editors and big shots of all stripes. Such abuse came with the territory.
The delegation underlined that Sir Nigel Rodley at the Human Rights Committee recently upbraided Algeria for allowing up to 12 days of pre-charge detention.
As the company failed to produce a financial security, Sambu also upbraided it for transferring its mining licence to another firm, GB Holding Mining, without informing the government.
Just so with Thursday's vote where he tried the unified-abstention tactic, only to be upbraided by Cable who insisted on being able to vote for the well-crafted compromise on which he had worked so hard.
Several black leaders have publicly upbraided him. Some of Mrs Clinton's confidants are also worried that their attack-dog has a touch of the mange.
Examples from Classical Literature
Pisias objected to the marriage, and upbraided anthemion with throwing the youth away on Ismenodora.
Duncan had upbraided me for passing out my last five-dollar bill to that hungry nitchie, but the poor woman needed it.
Pausing upon the brink of the ledge I upbraided myself for what now seemed to me wholly unwarranted apprehension.
She upbraided herself for the sentiment, but could not overcome or lessen it.
Instead of being humiliated, he only upbraided me for being so wanting in vigilance.
For this he was upbraided in the Senate by Fabius Maximus, and called the corrupter of the Roman soldiery.
Now I upbraided the girl no more, because I knew that Umslopogaas was not her brother, but one whom she might have married.
I upbraided myself for my absurd superstition, which had caused me to fall into the trap.
They upbraided their commander with pusillanimity, and even treachery.
Then she turned to the fairy and upbraided her in unmeasured language.
I would rather you had come and upbraided me with vehemence.
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