chasten

Example Sentences

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While defeat shall likely not prove fatal to their hopes of reaching the knockout stages, it was a chastening 100th European match in charge of City for Guardiola.

From Barron's

Watching the Scarlets number eight trudge off to the sin-bin seemed inevitable after the amount of penalties he conceded in a chastening afternoon.

From BBC

Scotland were underdogs to escape their pool, and having been well-beaten by South Africa and Ireland, Townsend says his side must learn from the chastening experience after a third group-stage exit in four tournaments.

From BBC

It has been a particularly chastening past month for Romania, which has conceded 82 points to Ireland, 76 to South Africa and 84 to Scotland.

From Washington Times

Perhaps chastened by past criticisms, geneticists are now quick to concede that biological relatedness is only one element of kinship.

From Science Magazine