Be concrete and don't sermonize, even if the culprit knows he's a sinner.
From the forbes.com
All a coach can do is continue to sermonize on how heavily the good outweighs the troubling.
From the stltoday.com
Hearing Blagojevich sermonize about corrupt politicians strikes plenty of people as the height of chutzpah.
From the time.com
Democratic leaders were happy to let Clinton sermonize.
From the time.com
About 160 people sat elbow to elbow on folding chairs to hear Haggard sermonize about sin, love and forgiveness.
From the denverpost.com
We sermonize about the evils of drunk driving.
From the theatlantic.com
During the week of the convention, Bishop Peter Jugis of Charlotte will sermonize on election-year thoughts for Catholics.
From the charlotteobserver.com
James Forbes took over the pulpit at Myers Park Baptist to sermonize on what he described as the country's crisis of spirit.
From the charlotteobserver.com
At that point in the campaign, Huckabee was considered a nonfactor, which gave him the freedom to sermonize in ways that his front-running opponents had to avoid.
From the time.com
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Speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"
What you are doing to people when you are giving a sermon. Also the act of applying automotive wax to a man of the cloth.