admonishing
- present participle of admonish.
Example Sentences
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Robert Mueller, who ran the FBI from 2001 to 2013, was known to adhere to Hoover’s G-man dress code of white shirts and dark suits, admonishing agents who wore something more colorful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
And on Sunday, he was admonishing himself for it.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
“It has definitely empowered people,” Ali said, also admonishing the hospital for refusing to address Soliman publicly.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2025
Look closely, and “Smile now, cry later” is etched into the clear glass below a suspended bandanna, a gently admonishing song lyric by Sunny and the Sunliners, the 1960s Chicano R&B group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
He didn’t want to play with the other brothers because they had pushed him off to the side, admonishing him, “No, Bing, you’ll just wreck it.”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
