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admonishing

adjective as in cautionary

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Example Sentences

But she also wagged an admonishing finger as she complained of continuing captivity and the Israeli government’s failure to act to free her and the others.

The stunt went viral, accruing millions of views and thousands of comments, many of them admonishing Fuerza Regida for bringing traffic to a standstill while others praised the members for their ingenuity.

She both expressed her love for her country while simultaneously admonishing it for the failure to live up to its ideals.

From Salon

Carter put his empathy on display, walking through the camps in the Santa Ana River several times, shaking hands, listening to stories and admonishing officials that any eviction must be handled “humanely and with dignity.”

But De Niro was not admonishing protesters, nor was he talking about real events.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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