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
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
For David McWilliams, an Irish economist, podcaster and chastened former central banker, monetary economics is a branch of humane letters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Unde Dap’s reaction was to give his pupil a lecture, as they stood in the mews with the chastened jer.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
