admonish

Example Sentences

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Ratepayers routinely admonish state utility regulators for their high bills at public meetings.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

But Mr Costello's testimony was contradicted by his own emails, and in an unusual and chaotic moment, a furious Justice Merchan cleared the courtroom so he could admonish Costello about his behaviour on the stand.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

The judge even cleared the courtroom briefly to admonish him.

From Salon • May 22, 2024

Justice Juan Merchan had to admonish Trump for “cursing audibly” and “shaking his head visually.”

From Slate • May 11, 2024

I braced myself for the agony of hearing his voice—the voice that used to speak to me with laughter and light and now is used only to admonish or console or pity—but it wasn’t him.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins