Sentence examples for may scold from inspiring English sources

The spouse who may scold you for doing the wrong thing.

Women may feel guilty, and onlookers may scold them, but it can be better for both mother and child.

(As Samuel Johnson pointed out, "you may scold a carpenter who has made you a bad table, though you cannot make a table").

But when they get too bold, and take too many chances, their coach, Larry Robinson, may scold them, as he did, in public statements, during these finals.

It starts with that innocence ("Mama may scold me/ 'cause she told me/ it was naughty but then/ please do it again"), but in both the lyrics and her very exposing performance, it becomes something much darker and more painful.

It may scold you to save more, delay retirement or invest in riskier assets.

First, the priest may attempt to scold the yokai into leaving, or bring in a few dogs to lick the person from head to toe, thereby scaring the fox into a hasty exit.

Most of us love our children dearly, but they can trigger our upset like no one else can! Feeling disrespected or unappreciated, we may shout, scold or threaten our kids, despite desperately wishing we could keep our cool.

Dumas may be gently scolding Richter on behalf of the deceased, as if to say, "Keep your style out of this".

As for western countries, Mr Milosevic may think they will merely scold him.

If you scold them, they may become anxious about using the potty and start holding.