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

We chastise people for being unhealthy while building — or at least tolerating — a world where unhealthy options aren’t just available; they’re the default.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2025

They would think him inconsiderate and they would plan to chastise him, later.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

As one character gently chastises her, “People can surprise you, Sonny, but you have to let them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

“Ayesha, be quiet,” her mother chastises, the fear transparent on her face.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Monroe chastised Latrobe, asking, “do you know who I am, Sir?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 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

The mum-of-two says some have "bullied" her for her post-baby body or commented on her "saggy tummy", while others have chastised her for being "too skinny".

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Baby Kochamma lowered her eyes like a chastised child.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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

Like I said, you want to come to the conversation from a place of trying to understand his decisions, not judging or chastising him for making them in the first place.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026

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

He was used to having his Wraith around—feeding the crows outside his window, sharpening her knives while he worked at his desk, chastising him with her Suli proverbs.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo