chastened

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There is also a point to prove for Rohl and his chastened squad.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

In theory, a similar arrangement is possible with a decimated, chastened regime in Tehran.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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

Inwardly Badenhorst must have been fuming, but outwardly he seemed chastened.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela