chastise

Example Sentences

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Critics of gold use this fact to chastise the proponents of a return to a gold-backed dollar.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

Miller often called well into the evening, Dudek said, to chastise him about anything the press had reported that day that had caught the administration off guard.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

Instead, she went out of her way to chastise the majority.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2024

The way she would chastise him for his dangerous driving but never actually felt unsafe in the car with him?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2024

When Sisi started to bring in the platters of moi-moi and jollof rice and fried chicken, the women would gently chastise Mama.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie