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
The strike comes as other unions have begun to publicly chastise the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025
But in their darkest hour, when the most odious contestant seems inevitable, the Cady of the conclave asserts his presence to chastise his fellow cardinals for their pettiness.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024
He has been involved with several failed efforts to chastise Santos.
From Slate • Nov. 30, 2023
At that he looks up, his glasses askew, scowling like he’s about to chastise me.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing chastise
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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