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Examples of chew out in a Sentence
the coach chews out even the stars of the team if they fail to show up for practice
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In 2017, the Usos chewed out The New Day in a lyrical skirmish during Monday Night Raw.
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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
The crispy sweet snack comes with a variety of shapes embossed into its surface, and the goal is to chew out the shape while leaving it totally intact.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 3 Oct. 2021
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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
The crispy sweet snack comes with a variety of shapes embossed into its surface, and the goal is to chew out the shape while leaving it totally intact.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 3 Oct. 2021
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First Known Use
1943, in the meaning defined above
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