The boss never gave compliments; all he could do was excoriate his employees.    From LearnThat.org. 

"excoriate" the UN's peacekeeping mission in Congo.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference

Both male and female artists excoriate the treatment of women.    From Wordnik.com.  [Out From The Shadows] Reference

If she went with Barbara Walters, Barbara would excoriate her.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2008] Reference

Someone who could excoriate them, wither them, and galvanize us.    From Wordnik.com.  [Frank Dwyer: "Working" Stiffs] Reference

Some people's voices excoriate you, Laura's was soft and soothing.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861] Reference

The Republicans took to the Sunday shows to excoriate the president.    From Wordnik.com.  [How Clinton Lost The Capital] Reference

Lawmakers from both parties have been eager to excoriate Wall Street.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lobbyists fret over legislation to reshape financial system] Reference

Five days after this period, I again observed a disposition to excoriate.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers] Reference

Why do some on the left excoriate Israel but let other state actions slide?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Where is the Anger Over Sri Lanka (and Somalia, and Kashmir)?] Reference

And the Republicans excoriate the Democrats for being mean while Mrs. Alito weeps.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2006] Reference

They have taken to the airwaves, to print and the Web to excoriate President Obama.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joe Peyronnin: Where's Me Money, SpongeBob?] Reference

But Microsoft -- which had also coveted DoubleClick -- was quick to excoriate the deal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Face-Off for Facebook] Reference

And SC Times's site has a comments section reL the letter, and the comments excoriate Bachmann!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Prominent McCain Supporter: I'm "Absolutely" Concerned That Obama Is Anti-American] Reference

Has Brit Hume read about the philosophy which he has chosen to excoriate on the public airwaves?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nikolas Kozloff: Brit Hume's Buddhist Smack Down on Tiger Woods] Reference

Further, the media continues to excoriate the boys for playing with them at the news conference.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom D'Antoni: Harold & Kumar Go To Jail In Boston---For WHAT?] Reference

If he yields, he will excoriate the West for the disaster of losing what is so dear to the Serbs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nato's Gift To A Dictator] Reference

ROBERTS: And then of course he went on to excoriate Fox News and said that this was a real hit job.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 30, 2006] Reference

It's also politically expedient for the Labor government to excoriate Big Mining in the good times.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Is a 'Super Profit'?] Reference

Funny how you excoriate her for a lack of substance in her letter before commenting on her appearance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary In New Letter To Bush: Stop Lying, Mr. President] Reference

They have spoken out against this, saying that this is simply a process for Democrats to excoriate Rice.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 26, 2005] Reference

They are former adversaries that have now reconciled to excoriate the United States on the border issue?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 26, 2005] Reference

If that's our complaint, then we can't turn around and excoriate those who actually provide such advice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Thompson Provided Legal Counsel For Pan Am 103 Bombers] Reference

The following day, the Reverend Al Sharpton held a press conference to excoriate Mr. Dreher and the Post.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's Joe Lelyveld's Party-and You're Not Invited] Reference

Fundamentalist preachers still excoriate abortion, pornography and other excesses of an anything-goes society.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Ever Happened To Sin?] Reference

Finally it's coffee time -- time to compare mileage, scan the day's headlines, excoriate local and world scoundrels.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's Never Too Late to Become a Mall Rat] Reference

That was pointed out by Saxby Chambliss and some of my colleagues here excoriate Mr. Chambliss for telling the truth.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2002] Reference

So, how is it that she can seemingly do the same things that Barack Obama is doing and yet, excoriate him for doing it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 10, 2008] Reference

Old Guard arbiters of chic like Oscar de la Renta might excoriate her for wearing a humble sweater to Buckingham Palace.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gioia Diliberto: Michelle Obama's New Kind of Glamour] Reference

So maybe Trippi's response should have been to "raise the profile of the two Americas" himself, not to excoriate "Mudcat".    From Wordnik.com.  [Trippi, Edwards Campaign Respond To Adviser Who Slammed Blogosphere] Reference

Being brought before a civilian court these men will be afforded all the rights and privileges they excoriate America for.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diane Dimond: Terrorists on Trial: Do We Give Them What They Want?] Reference

The leftist Louis becomes the lover of the Reaganite Joe; they are drawn to each other but excoriate each other's politics.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Seven-Hour Gay Fantasia] Reference