had reprimanded
- past perfect of reprimand.
Example Sentences
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He is standing up to one of his superiors, who had reprimanded him for the language that he uses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
On one occasion my mother recalls me coming home very upset because a teacher had reprimanded me for being "too intense" on the subject.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021
The Henriques report had reprimanded the force for believing Beech for too long, and was critical of a senior detective for announcing publicly that Beech's claims were "credible and true".
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2020
She was angry because Walters had reprimanded her on air.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2019
She’d called him “Taylor” once, and Papa had reprimanded her for being rude.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
