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

Immigration Equality executive director Aaron Morris, whose legal advocacy group represents the Kivitis, said other federal courts already have chastised the State Department’s “completely absurd interpretation of the law that disproportionately affects same-sex couples.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2020

The criticism was that I should have chastised the nonmonogamous person for not having the talk earlier.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2019

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