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"scold harshly" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to criticize or reprimand someone in a stern or severe manner. Example: The teacher scolded the students harshly for not completing their homework.
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DO NOT ever lie, scold harshly, or threaten the teen.
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They also observed that the older mothers were less likely to scold and harshly discipline their kids.
When Mr. Jackson showed up late for his arraignment early last year, Judge Melville scolded him harshly: "Mr. Jackson, you have started out on the wrong foot with me.
Scolding them harshly will not make it fun.
Never scold or speak harshly to your cat.
None of that mattered to Willie Williams, who scolded his son harshly.
Had he scolded Israel more harshly last week for the attack on the school, he would have been seen by some to be taking sides with Hamas.
Sean Casey recalled how he stole Griffey's 1989 rookie baseball card from a store as a 13-year old, was caught and harshly scolded by his father.
I scolded the puppy harshly and she crept off to the porch to watch us with her chin on her paws.
SOMETIMES the two American agencies which are mandated to watch and promote religious freedom have arguments over how harshly to scold a country that offends.
Earlier research from one of the same team found that mothers and fathers who were absorbed in their devices tend to scold their children more harshly when they are interrupted.
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