admonish

Example Sentences

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"BASIL!" - the unmistakable sound of Sybil Fawlty admonishing her pompous and incompetent husband, is probably how Prunella Scales will best be remembered.

From BBC

An hour after police arrived, the watch commander admonished officers for failing that job.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gaines: What was needed was a glue, something to admonish and recognize both of those realities and how to bring them together.

From Los Angeles Times

And on Sunday, he was admonishing himself for it.

From BBC

“Mind the hair, Cassawoof,” he admonished, for she had grabbed the two pigtails as reins and was yanking them this way and that.

From Literature