לדלג לתוכן הראשי

verb

admonish

to warn or reprimand someone firmly

In a sentence

Six example sentences with admonish, each labelled with its topic.

  • The instructor admonished him twice for rounding his back, then took the bar away until his form came right.

    Fitness

  • The referee admonished both benches for shouting at the scorer's table before anyone had even taken a shot.

    Basketball

  • Seneca admonishes the reader for wasting hours, then admits in the next letter that he wastes them too.

    Philosophy

  • The judge admonished the witness for answering questions nobody had asked, and the court reporter struck two pages.

    Law

  • The conductor admonished the violas for rushing the entrance, then ran the passage nine times until it settled.

    Music

  • The head chef admonished the new cook for tasting with the stirring spoon, and handed him a box of clean ones.

    Cooking

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