Example Sentences

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But Schwartzman is chastising himself after going long on the next point. 30-all.

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2018

But the central character, Avi, falls in love with the woman he is chastising for wearing a tank top, and suddenly: complexity.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2012

I make a guess that she is chastising the infant Isaac for taking a second lump of sugar in his tea.

From The Promised Land by Antin, Mary