have chastised
- present perfect of chastise.
Example Sentences
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The mum-of-two says some have "bullied" her for her post-baby body or commented on her "saggy tummy", while others have chastised her for being "too skinny".
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Students have chastised Presidents James Monroe and James Madison for their histories as enslavers.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2021
The criticism was that I should have chastised the nonmonogamous person for not having the talk earlier.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2019
They have chastised Horsey, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, mostly for describing President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, as a “slightly chunky soccer mom” in The Times.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2017
Kaede could have chastised her, for their teachers at the Academy had taught them from day one that such a display of power was reckless.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
