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

Mr. Cooper called in to “Geraldo” to argue that he was not at fault, and to castigate his son.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2021

Then what ideas did Mencken hold that made a newspaper like the Commercial Appeal castigate him publicly?

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright