chastise
verb (used with object)
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
had chastised
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past perfectof chastise.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The State Department had chastised the move as “just the latest example” of Ukrainian leaders violating practices of good governance.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2022
Previously, Times’ executive editor Dean Baquet had chastised reporters for so much as clicking “like” on a tweet that criticized a colleague.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2020
Gliding across the warning track was Lorenzo Cain, who had chastised himself after dropped a ninth-inning triple from Chris Taylor the night before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2018
The person who worked with McCarrick said they suspect church leaders in Rome had chastised McCarrick in some way, telling him to pull back from public life.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2018
When he had chastised some of the Roman leaders, and admonished others, voluntary obedience was rendered to Enrico.
From The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
