chastened
Example Sentences
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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
And we pundits, chastened by having been burned, are reluctant to get too far out over our skis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
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
Marx, W. David concludes with some chastened suggestions for reconstructing a culture capable of producing “artworks that expand the possibilities of human perception.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Though chastened, I felt every nerve thrill to have braved scorn and demonstrated my worth.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
