Example Sentences
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There is also a point to prove for Rohl and his chastened squad.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
The day of the surprise announcement, a chastened Disney said, “we respect OpenAI’s decision to exit the video generation business and to shift its priorities elsewhere.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
His players should be equally chastened after this lacklustre surrender.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Read carefully in a press somewhat chastened by its previous misreporting and you learn a couple of things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Inwardly Badenhorst must have been fuming, but outwardly he seemed chastened.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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