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

Miller often called well into the evening, Dudek said, to chastise him about anything the press had reported that day that had caught the administration off guard.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

He has been involved with several failed efforts to chastise Santos.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2023

Mr. Muhammad, when I went to see him in Chicago, had to chastise me on some point during nearly every visit.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey