reprimand
noun
a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
has reprimanded
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present perfectof reprimand (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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Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has reprimanded Chancellor Rachel Reeves for giving interviews to reporters in the US about her upcoming Budget.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
The UK’s data watchdog has reprimanded the Scottish Government and NHS National Services Scotland over their failure to inform people how their personal information is used by the NHS Scotland Covid Status app.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2022
A Michigan school district has reprimanded three employees after a 7-year-old girl’s hair was cut at her elementary school.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2021
Louisville’s police chief has reprimanded the sergeant who was shot during the raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment for an email he sent that was critical of department leadership.
From Fox News ● Apr. 15, 2021
I go no farther in this work," said I, "for I have seen a vision that has reprimanded the deed!'
From The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
