admonish

The home-plate umpire paused the game to admonish Santana for coming set before Caballero was looking at him, a transgression that could result in an automatic ball being added to the count.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Antonelli complained again about Russell's driving on the slowing down lap and Wolff again came on the radio to admonish him: "Kimi, we talk about this privately, not on the radio."

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

"We stayed to guard our soil," her daughter Najat al-Nour, a Quran professor in her fifties who lifted her chin high to admonish those who left.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

The judge even cleared the courtroom briefly to admonish him.

From Salon ● May 22, 2024

Did he admonish himself for all of the disquiet he’d caused—all of the disputes over money and cameras and lighting?

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Anger, John’s father admonishes him in the opening episode, is a luxury he’s not allowed.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Consequently, the conference is imposing a $5,000 fine and admonishes all institutions to use the “out” designation only if there are no circumstances under which a student-athlete could participate in a game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

“NEVER attempt to remove a crab from its sea shell,” the sheet admonishes.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

The league sometimes admits mistakes and admonishes referees.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

Their mother admonishes that the content of said tales may not be entirely appropriate for a pair of just barely thirteen-year-olds, but Mme.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

She served as lead attorney in the E. Jean Carroll case, during which the judge admonished her repeatedly for her poor legal skills.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

A younger man, I lost my cool for a moment and had to be admonished by a police officer to move along.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Or, as Patchett’s mother once admonished after the failure of her daughter’s first marriage: “Stop trying to make everything permanent. It doesn’t work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Russell, too, was admonished by Wolff when he made a sarcastic comment about the location at which Antonelli had chosen to give back the lead after skipping the chicane.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

No one cared what he did any longer, no whistle woke him, no telescreen admonished him.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Robert Mueller, who ran the FBI from 2001 to 2013, was known to adhere to Hoover’s G-man dress code of white shirts and dark suits, admonishing agents who wore something more colorful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

"BASIL!" - the unmistakable sound of Sybil Fawlty admonishing her pompous and incompetent husband, is probably how Prunella Scales will best be remembered.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

On that December day, Lavin’s husband, Steve Bakunas, had been driving her to the hospital, with Lavin admonishing him not to speed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025

Spencer was years ahead of other Republicans in admonishing the GOP to be more welcoming to Latinos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2025

His admonishing eye held Ranofer’s a moment, then he resumed his work.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw