chastened

Example Sentences

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There is also a point to prove for Rohl and his chastened squad.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

In theory, a similar arrangement is possible with a decimated, chastened regime in Tehran.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Well, I was neither totally broke nor fully chastened and was eager to make back my losses.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Marx, W. David concludes with some chastened suggestions for reconstructing a culture capable of producing “artworks that expand the possibilities of human perception.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

“I hear that some of you decided to be prison guards instead of correction officers last night,” Sergeant Bloom chastened us.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover