admonishing

Example Sentences

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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

My adolescent memories ring with the sounds of Stiller admonishing his son-in-law and crying mutiny at a shopping mall pretzel shop.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025

But she also wagged an admonishing finger as she complained of continuing captivity and the Israeli government’s failure to act to free her and the others.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

She had come looking for her sister—no doubt with the exhilarated notion of protecting her, or admonishing her, and had heard a noise from behind the closed library door.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan