chastised

Example Sentences

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She argued that it’s okay to be single, but then also chastised the audience, “I think we love ourselves a little too much.”

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

The mum-of-two says some have "bullied" her for her post-baby body or commented on her "saggy tummy", while others have chastised her for being "too skinny".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

As the meeting opened, European Council President António Costa—the usually calm, chatty, former Portuguese prime minister who chairs leaders’ summits—turned to Orbán, who sat a few meters away, and chastised him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The action came at the request of Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who has repeatedly chastised the agency, saying that if it were a public company “regulators would shut them down.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Dede chastised him for suggesting such a thing about her sister.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez