castigate

Example Sentences

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"You will be the same person that will castigate us if we acquiesce to accepting Venezuelan prisoners into Nigeria," he added.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Imagine how much you would have to hate life to castigate someone for laughing.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

“There is a desire everywhere to castigate those who are in power,” said Alberto Vergara, a political scientist at the University of the Pacific in Peru.

From Washington Post • May 29, 2022

Bryant has waged an intense battle with the county, even using her social media cache to castigate the sheriff and name the deputies linked to the photo scandal.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2021

It probably misses the point, though, to castigate McCandless for being ill prepared.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer