castigate

Example Sentences

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"You will be the same person that will castigate us if we acquiesce to accepting Venezuelan prisoners into Nigeria," he added.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Imagine how much you would have to hate life to castigate someone for laughing.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

Mr. Cooper called in to “Geraldo” to argue that he was not at fault, and to castigate his son.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

“There is a desire everywhere to castigate those who are in power,” said Alberto Vergara, a political scientist at the University of the Pacific in Peru.

From Washington Post • May 29, 2022

You were happy with the other two, I castigate myself.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak