admonished
rebuked or reminded of one’s duty, especially in a mild manner or with good will: As she spoke, the employee looked down and kicked the dirt like an admonished child.Tears came not from the admonished four-year-old who had destroyed the elaborate sandcastle, but from my dad, who had built it.
cautioned or advised against something; warned: A previously admonished person entering the premises without the owner’s written authorization shall be deemed to be trespassing.
the simple past tense and past participle of admonish.
Origin of admonished
1Other words from admonished
- un·ad·mon·ished, adjective
Words Nearby admonished
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How to use admonished in a sentence
Twice, I admonished groups of congressional staff to put on their masks.
Rep. Watson Coleman: I’m 75. I had cancer. I got covid-19 because my GOP colleagues dismiss facts. | Bonnie Watson Coleman | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostThe three minority owners accused Snyder of financial malfeasance in a court filing, prompting a federal judge to later admonish Snyder and the minority owners for their “scorched earth” tactics.
Washington football timeline: From Ron Rivera hiring to playoff exit | Sam Fortier | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostIn March 2018, Castel — the same judge who admonished the city for delays in turning over evidence in another case — rejected the city’s argument.
New York City Paid an NBA Star Millions After an NYPD Officer Broke His Leg. The Officer Paid Little Price. | by Mike Hayes for ProPublica | January 12, 2021 | ProPublicaA kind stranger, who later became a family friend, followed me home one day and admonished my parents for a letting a young child go unsupervised on a bus.
Five Scientists on the Heroes Who Changed Their Lives - Issue 93: Forerunners | Alan Lightman, Hope Jahren, Robert Sapolsky, | December 2, 2020 | NautilusNotre Dame president admonished students for rushing field, after his own coronavirus oversightOn Saturday night, Coach Nick Rolovich debuted for Washington State, won, 38-28, at Oregon State and cited 32 player absences.
There is plenty of happiness in college football — if you know where to look | Chuck Culpepper | November 9, 2020 | Washington Post
He was admonished and fined $50, but allowed to remain in the Army.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built | Michael Daly | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOwning a restaurant, the EEOC attorney admonished at the time, “is not a license to sexually harass employees.”
Waitressing Is One of the Worst Jobs for Sexual Harassment | Brandy Zadrozny | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKaty Perry was admonished for dressing up as an angel while tailing her grandmother to an event.
Melissa Rivers: Life After Joan—A Funny, Moving Celebration on a Special 'Fashion Police' | Tim Teeman | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo with its top editorial executive, the Times did as it did, not as admonished others to do.
The Hypocrisy Behind The New York Times’s Abrupt Decapitation of Jill Abramson | Robert Shrum | May 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBrowne told the Times, on the second go 'round, that Kelly admonished the film.
I have been admonished and instructed by the systematic economy which is practiced even in great houses.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyWhenever the contrary is heard from anyone, he is corrected, admonished, and punished—by myself if he is a secular.
The people inquire concerning fasting: they are admonished to fast from sin.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousLovin Child admonished himself gravely, and got it and threw it back again.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower"That'll do noo, or I'll come alang yer jaw," and thus admonished John was at once silent.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh
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