Sentence examples for told off from inspiring English sources

"told off" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used when someone has received an aggressive or critical verbal reprimand from another person. Example: "My mother told me off for coming home late."

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I would get told off a lot.

I only remember being told off once.

"I kept getting told off for walking".

And get told off by Judi Dench.

We have been told off for talking!

Perhaps he had been told off?

"I was told off by my mum," Youngs admits.

Now they're being told off for... feeding monkeys.

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Right now he cannot stand being told off by someone.

He told off-color jokes.

He smoked, drank and told off-color stories.

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