admonish

Example Sentences

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And that is why I admonish you: Let he who has not lied about using campaign funds to pay hush money cast the first stone!

From Washington Post

Historians see irony in the fact that Brutus, who had admonished Caesar before the murder for the self-aggrandizing act of putting his face on Roman coinage, wound up doing the same with his own coins.

From New York Times

“Your actions failed to uphold that standard, resulting in harm to the public trust and confidence in the United States Senate. You are hereby admonished.”

From Washington Times

"You are admonished," the committee told Graham in the letter.

From Reuters

He admonished the county for misrepresenting the cost of Lange's surgery in its most recent legal argument, calling the decision "irresponsible."

From Salon