chasten
verb (used with object)
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
has chastened
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present perfectof chasten (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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While many speakers acknowledged the current hardship, they also took comfort in the idea of an eventual rebound, asserting that the era of low prices has chastened them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2016
It is true," said Dr. Upround, gently, and placing the child in her arms again, "the Almighty has chastened you very sadly.
From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Sorrow has chastened him; trouble has softened him; I have nothing to say against the Judge William Conway of to-day.
From Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee by John Esten Cooke
With the exception of choice antique specimens which time has chastened and mellowed into pictures in apricot, fawn, robin’s-egg, and cream colours, the Cashmeres are rather matters of fact than of art.
From The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. by W. D. (William DeLancey) Ellwanger
A broken-hearted man, but still, after all my sufferings, grateful to the hand which has chastened me.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI by Alexander Leighton
