had chastised
- past perfect of chastise.
Example Sentences
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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
He took no comfort in finding the clothes that he had chastised officials to look for, no comfort in being right.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
Calipari had chastised his team for being too passive, saying his players appeared to be content to watch and let others do the work.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2011
In the midst of wealth and honors, Artaban, who had chastised the African tyrant, complained of the ingratitude of courts.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Milman, Henry Hart
