castigation

Example Sentences

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He described feeling social castigation, and sometimes isolation.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

The kids table can be less a castigation and more an opportunity: to solve issues on your own, away from the social obligations and droll etiquette of adults.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022

He said, especially given the Astros’ behavior during a 2017 season in which they defeated the Dodgers in the World Series, Kelly’s castigation didn’t feel just.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2020

A section recalling American folk songs, all pentatonic melody and bare string drones in perfect fifths, referred to the public castigation of Mapplethorpe’s work by then-Sen.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2019

Yet he had remained unmoved, though Cynthia had cried her eyes red over the castigation.

From The Turnstile by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)