animadvert

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I have heard others’ stories and recorded them in these pages; there is no need to animadvert to my own.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

There is no need to animadvert to the deeds of that day, which shall resound, for weal or woe, as long as this terrestrial globe has habitation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

What, then, do British writers mean when they animadvert upon "American spelling?"

From Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms by Matthews, Brander

It would take up too much time to animadvert upon all the rest of your male and female characters.

From Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754) by Anonymous

The censors are privileged to animadvert on the conduct even of the emperor himself; to censure the manner in which all other officials perform or neglect their duties and to denounce them to the throne.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various