Example Sentences

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Since then, the president repeatedly has castigated drugmakers.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2023

Gonzalez marked the second time that Ho has castigated his colleagues for flouting these principles.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2023

He also has castigated the Supreme Court’s June decision.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022

He has castigated the organizations as unreliable actors, out of touch with Indigenous people’s true desires and on the payroll of global environmental do-gooders.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2022

But in the legal battle that has ensued, Mr. Rybolovlev has castigated not only his former adviser, but the art world itself.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2021