chastisement

Example Sentences

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“Here, we see not a god of wrath and chastisement, but the God of mercy, who takes flesh and enters the world in weakness,’’ the pope said.

From Seattle Times

This brought an unusual chastisement from the Cochrane Library’s editor-in-chief, who stated it was “not an accurate representation of what the review found.”

From Scientific American

Euwe’s face was flushed by the chastisement and he was on the verge of tears.

From Literature

I did not need to be guided to the well-known room, to which I had so often been summoned for chastisement or reprimand in former days.

From Literature

But losing the trial would be a high-profile chastisement of the CEO’s brash leadership style.

From Washington Post