Examples:

• The teacher took the student to task for not completing their homework.
• The manager took the employee to task for coming to work late.
• The coach took the team to task for their poor performance in the last game.
• The parent took the child to task for misbehaving at school.
• The supervisor took the staff member to task for not following proper procedures.
• The judge took the lawyer to task for making inappropriate statements in court.
• The editor took the writer to task for submitting an article that was full of errors.
• The customer service representative took the call center agent to task for being rude to a customer.
• The committee chairperson took the member to task for missing several meetings.
• The CEO took the executive team to task for not meeting their quarterly targets.