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

And on Sunday, he was admonishing himself for it.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 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

She both expressed her love for her country while simultaneously admonishing it for the failure to live up to its ideals.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

“Then I suggest you begin at once,” admonished the Dodecahedron from his admonishing face, “for here in Digitopolis everything is quite precise.”

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster