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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

But Kimmel went on to chastise Carr, showing his social media postings in recent years that gave unequivocal support to the 1st Amendment and condemning the censorship of TV hosts and commentators.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

“Four wouldn’t be that petty,” Christina says, either to chastise Cara or to reassure me, I’m not sure.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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

The propulsiveness of the story sometimes overheats the prose: “You’ve been sailing under a false flag for years,” Ren chastises himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

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

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

We passed a man who promptly chastised me: “The lady should always walk on the inside.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The action came at the request of Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who has repeatedly chastised the agency, saying that if it were a public company “regulators would shut them down.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

“But you’re the one who promised them,” she chastised.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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

Mrs. Dannenberg at her kitchen table, and my father chastising me for running to France.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse