chew out

Examples of chew out in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web In the following scene, which marks a turning point between Emily and Luke, Emily chews out Luke for pushing a deal that ends up costing their firm $25 million. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023 In 2017, the Usos chewed out The New Day in a lyrical skirmish during Monday Night Raw. Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2023 These blades slice through fascia, fats, and connective tissue to take the chew out of the meat. The Editors, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023 Four months after signing a $255 million contract, Hurts was doing push-ups at the end of a recent practice and getting chewed out by Sirianni after messing up a two-minute drill. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023 Last week’s episode showed a clip of coach Robert Saleh chewing out the offensive line, which came days after Saleh took heat in the local media for not being critical enough of his team. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023 The tough-love bandmate who tells her to stop chewing out her fellow musicians and lay off the booze. Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023 Understanding the moment, Blount knew that wasn’t the time to chew out his team. David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Oct. 2021 In the third quarter of Thursday’s game, Popovich called a timeout specifically to chew out Keldon Johnson for a slow rotation leading to a Ben McLemore 3-pointer. Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chew out
Verb
  • Yes, but: The IMF subtly scolds the U.S. and other countries that have implemented industrial policies and tariffs.
    Courtenay Brown, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Doris scolded me after the party, saying that if the cake had not been available, guests would have eaten the sugar-free options.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Though well intentioned, Damian is pompous, consoling Martha while lecturing her on how humankind’s inability to curb its carbon footprint has made global warming unstoppable — and ecological catastrophe unavoidable.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Because so many celebrities presume to lecture us on behavior and politics, the game’s display of ignorance on both the professional and civilian side is stunning.
    Armond White, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Grayson’s Logan County personnel file also shows he had been reprimanded over inaccuracies in his police reports, failure to follow orders from a senior leader and what his superiors had warned could be perceived as a lack of integrity, according to a disciplinary file.
    Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 30 July 2024
  • In 2019, the City Section reprimanded the Gauchos for fielding an ineligible player after investigating the program.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • If Harris falls short, blame Democrats and the media on this issue, columnist Jackie Calmes argues.
    Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • In November 1990, the National Transportation Safety Board issued a report blaming the Hamilton County Engineer’s Office for three factors that contributed to the bridge collapse, according to WCPO.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The storm has become a political talking point, as Trump has criticized the Biden administration's handling of the disaster, and Democrats have criticized Trump for spreading misinformation.
    Lucille Sherman, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The Los Angeles Police Protective League, which endorsed De León and represents about 8,800 officers, is now airing 30-second attack ads criticizing Jurado.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • A number of companies are vying to win the business of apartment community companies interested in providing their residents with amenities that might best be called down to earth.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • If the alarm rang outside business hours, someone would need to call down a list of seismologists until someone agreed to come in.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024

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“Chew out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chew%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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