admonisher

Example Sentences

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"Do you think he—will let me?" she asked of her admonisher.

From The Road to Providence by Daviess, Maria Thompson

I took an opportunity to give him a taste of the end of the main-clew-garnet, as an admonisher; and there the matter ended, so long as I remained in the ship.

From Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast by Cooper, James Fenimore

The Roman mint was attached to the temple of Juno Moneta, i.e., the admonisher, from monēre, and this name was transferred to the building.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

The truth of this remark was quite manifest; and concluding that I was not exactly suited to the character of admonisher, I never renewed the attempt.

From A Grandmother's Recollections by Church, Ella Rodman

It was lucky we luffed as we did, for, in coming to the wind, the vessel gave a scrape that was a fearful admonisher of what would have happened in another minute.

From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by Cooper, James Fenimore