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How to use the word lecturing in a Sentence?

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Frankly, Victorians don’t take orders from Greg Hunt, the bloke who forgot to place an order for vaccines. Seriously. “We’re out there doing the commonwealth government’s work for them; the least they can do is not be lecturing us on how to get that job done.”

Daniel Andrews

added by anonymous
2 years ago

A private company sitting in America should refrain from lecturing us on democracy when you are denying your users the right to effective redressal forum.

Ravi Shankar

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Good journalism, like good science, should follow evidence, not narratives. It should pay as much heed to intelligent gadflies as it does to eminent authorities. And it should never treat honest disagreement as moral heresy, anyone wondering why so many people have become so hostile to the pronouncements of public-health officials and science journalists should draw the appropriate conclusion from this story. When lecturing the public about the dangers of misinformation, it’s best not to peddle it yourself.

Bret Stephens

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The idea of the likes of Rush Limbaugh or Donald Trump lecturing anybody on family values.

Pete Buttigieg

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Lecturing and threatening the PM is just too much, risks debasing govt, party, country & himself. PM must be given maximum latitude & backing.

Alan Duncan

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Europe needs to win Iran over, to show it wants to help, it won't get far in Iran lecturing about human rights.

Majid Golpour

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Just like I don't want Bernie supporters lecturing me about choosing Hillary, I don't want to lecture Bernie supporters for choosing him, both are pretty good, choices, frankly. Whoever gets the nomination will get my support.

Cecily Kellogg

Found on CNN
8 years ago

He's a criminal and he's hiding in Russia and he's lecturing to us about the evils of authoritarian government while he's living under the umbrella of Vladamir Putin.

Chris Christie

Found on CNN
8 years ago

He’s a criminal, he’s a criminal and he’s hiding in Russia, and he’s lecturing to us about the evils of authoritarian government, while he lives under the protective umbrella of Vladimir Putin, that’s who Mike Lee and Rand Paul are siding with – with Edward Snowden? Come on.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Clearly there's no cost of living crisis for 'Two Kitchens' Miliband, it's a bit rich lecturing people about poverty from his 2 million pound mansion.

Nigel Adams

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I always tried to really motivate kids by getting them excited about stuff – and even being a little mysterious about it, just saying, "I don't know. We got this stuff. We have to figure it out. It's up to you guys," and then lay something on them. And I always found that really piqued their interest better than lecturing them.

Jon Scieszka

added by anonymous
9 years ago

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