Sentence examples for not scolding from inspiring English sources

Her voice was not scolding but measured and reasonable.

Despite all this, Hine's book is celebratory, not scolding, for he loves all the bedazzlements of the marketplace.

Mr Trimble is now one of the advocates of peace, struggling against the rejectionists on his own side: he needs support just now, not scolding.

"It came from a familial truth," he said, likening the discussion to "an uncle at the table talking to the younger generation" — in a good-natured manner, not scolding.

Kudos to the Enmore and its staff for letting it flow, too, and not scolding us back to our seats when the back half of the theatre's crowd spills down to fill the middle section's alleys and slopes.

Mr. Gibbs said that he had read the transcripts from Sunday's shows "a few times" to study what had been said and that the president had made a point of reminding Mr. Geithner and Mr. Summers of his position, but was not scolding them.

He did not scold his players.

She should be honored for it, not scolded.

If he asked for one step and you did another, you were not scolded.

The university is not scolded for undermining its mission by admitting them.

We're not scolded, in other words, for our fascination with the apocalypse.