chastise
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Pete and Viv chastise Corey about his wayward ways—for example, his failure to show up at their mother’s funeral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Critics of gold use this fact to chastise the proponents of a return to a gold-backed dollar.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
Before the denouement came one more opportunity to chastise the Australians, one more chance to be at the centre of a red-hot Ashes tussle.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
Former NBC News executives took to social media to chastise the move as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
His dad didn't chastise him, but Colin knew he'd failed.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Yet, as a “cradle Catholic,” he chastises the newly converted Mr. Vance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
In one of her more judgmental essays titled “Marrying Absurd,” Joan Didion chastises those who choose to get married in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
Judge Xinis' 22-page opinion chastises US officials for claiming that there was little they could do to remedy what they have described as an "administrative error" that led to his deportation.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
Her nitpicking boss chastises her for not overloading her uniform with incongruent buttons, or “flair,” insisting she needs to “express herself.”
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024
“Ayesha, be quiet,” her mother chastises, the fear transparent on her face.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
She argued that it’s okay to be single, but then also chastised the audience, “I think we love ourselves a little too much.”
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Many chastised me for not ponying up for an at-home fast charger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
The action came at the request of Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who has repeatedly chastised the agency, saying that if it were a public company “regulators would shut them down.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
This is ironic since Buffett has chastised himself for missing Walmart early on.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
A picture window faced the street, where other houses—identical except for their color—sat in a line like chastised children.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
And I mean, 50/50, Roy!” said Arturo, playfully chastising his younger brother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
It invoked “The Godfather” in a 51-page presentation chastising Warner for sticking with the Netflix deal, writing, “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse,” on a page about Paramount’s competing bid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
The leader has also openly expressed anger at the slow pace of some projects, chastising lazy officials and even firing his vice premier in public for alleged incompetence last week.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Like I said, you want to come to the conversation from a place of trying to understand his decisions, not judging or chastising him for making them in the first place.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
Mrs. Dannenberg at her kitchen table, and my father chastising me for running to France.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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