chasten

Example Sentences

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While defeat shall likely not prove fatal to their hopes of reaching the knockout stages, it was a chastening 100th European match in charge of City for Guardiola.

From Barron's

Watching the Scarlets number eight trudge off to the sin-bin seemed inevitable after the amount of penalties he conceded in a chastening afternoon.

From BBC

“Where we come from is as important as where we want to go,” a chastened Darcy admits to LB.

From Los Angeles Times

Murray suffered a chastening defeat when he stepped up in class at Queen's, losing to eventual runner-up De Minaur in the first round, but remains bullish about his chances at Wimbledon.

From BBC

It’s like a supercharged matryoshka doll, with each layer peeling back to reveal and fertilize another layer — and another, and another, and another, until a viewer is dizzy with exhaustion, both delightful and chastening.

From Los Angeles Times