chastise

Pete and Viv chastise Corey about his wayward ways—for example, his failure to show up at their mother’s funeral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Critics of gold use this fact to chastise the proponents of a return to a gold-backed dollar.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

Before the denouement came one more opportunity to chastise the Australians, one more chance to be at the centre of a red-hot Ashes tussle.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025

The media critic side of me wants to chastise Jarecki for prioritizing entertainment value over strictly ordered journalism.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024

The woman did it anyway, and Mom decided it was her job to chastise the woman in front of everyone.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Yet, as a “cradle Catholic,” he chastises the newly converted Mr. Vance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Judge Xinis' 22-page opinion chastises US officials for claiming that there was little they could do to remedy what they have described as an "administrative error" that led to his deportation.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025

Her nitpicking boss chastises her for not overloading her uniform with incongruent buttons, or “flair,” insisting she needs to “express herself.”

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024

Mr. T chastises Tony Romo, who will call the big game for CBS on Sunday night, for pointing out that there is no “t” in Skechers.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

Ama chastises, snapping her hand back and forth like Ma sometimes does when she’s agitated.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

But their statements did not assuage Caproni, who chastised them for refusing to admit their crimes.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

No one likes to be chastised for their choices, especially at a vulnerable moment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

Shortly after the debate began, former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter chastised her fellow candidates for their unceasing attacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Frankie tried to follow me as I hurried off, but people chastised him to wait his turn.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

It invoked “The Godfather” in a 51-page presentation chastising Warner for sticking with the Netflix deal, writing, “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse,” on a page about Paramount’s competing bid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

The leader has also openly expressed anger at the slow pace of some projects, chastising lazy officials and even firing his vice premier in public for alleged incompetence last week.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

"This is not about chastising any artist at a different point in their career on how much they're charging for their tickets," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025

Part of the issue is that kindness has, in the community’s time of crisis, been deemed “inappropriate” — the word Principal Marcus uses when chastising Justine for driving a stranded kid home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025

The Chancellor glared at Hemme, chastising him silently for speaking out of turn, then turned back to me.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss