reprimand
Example Sentences
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In November, my doctor gently reprimanded me for ignoring my 2024 colonoscopy date.
From Los Angeles Times
“No! I knew you liked me the first night you stepped into the pub. You were talking all straightforward like, reprimanding me for asking about your trunk.”
From Literature
Former colleagues previously told The Wall Street Journal that Armstrong was shy, at times struggling to communicate with some employees and uncomfortable when reprimanding his staff.
Violators face nothing more serious than firing, reduction in salary grade, a ban on federal employment for up to five years, suspension, reprimand or a fine of up to $1,000.
From Los Angeles Times
Some aides have raised using nonmilitary means of reprimanding Iran, such as helping protesters coordinate action online or announcing new sanctions on the regime.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
