Example Sentences

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The European Union's second- and third-biggest economies, France and Italy, have already been handed formal reprimands alongside eight other member states.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

When the bureau found discrepancies, it tended to settle for reprimands and improvement plans, rarely going so far as to revoke a dealer’s license.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“Cloth cannot keep out microscopic viruses,” one character reprimands another, who prefers a scarf to his regulation mask.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The law actually says you are subject to state bar discipline, and that could range from reprimands to having to pay fines to permanent disbarment.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2025

I received further reprimands for my labored and deliberate service, or, as he called it, my sloth.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson