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
A dozen years later, they were at least somewhat chastened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The ICC will vote on his removal this month, after two years of delay, but don’t think the court is chastened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
I tramped two miles to the next farm and, chastened by my unsuccessful first effort, tried a different approach.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
