chastened
Example Sentences
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There is also a point to prove for Rohl and his chastened squad.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
The day of the surprise announcement, a chastened Disney said, “we respect OpenAI’s decision to exit the video generation business and to shift its priorities elsewhere.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Well, I was neither totally broke nor fully chastened and was eager to make back my losses.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
This week, a chastened Summers found himself in different circumstances: standing in the well of a Harvard lecture hall, asking his students’ forgiveness as his professional life was unraveling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The rock fell to the ground with a dejected thud and rolled away, as though chastened.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
