chastise

Example Sentences

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Critics of gold use this fact to chastise the proponents of a return to a gold-backed dollar.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 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

Former NBC News executives took to social media to chastise the move as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

Instead, she went out of her way to chastise the majority.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2024

Then I’d chastise myself for playing the victim, when really, I’d always been so fortunate.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank