chastened
Example Sentences
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The men barrel out of the forest chastened but revivified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Every time he felt he had made progress, Antonelli's apparently effortless way of extracting that little bit more from the car chastened him.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
A dozen years later, they were at least somewhat chastened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
Red Tie is righteous, and Rob even manages to look a little chastened.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
