לדלג לתוכן הראשי

verb

chastise

censure severely

In a sentence

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

  • The coach chastised his guards at halftime for ignoring the play he had drawn on the board eleven times.

    Basketball

  • The board chastised the chief executive in public, which surprised everyone who had watched them agree with him for years.

    Business

  • Critics chastised the gallery for hanging the sketches beside the finished work, calling the display careless and unfair to both.

    Art

  • The speaker chastised both parties for the empty chamber, noting that nine members had attended a debate on flood defenses.

    Politics

  • The critic chastised the publisher for cutting the last chapter, calling the shortened ending a betrayal of the book.

    Literature

  • Regulators chastised the bank in a public letter for reporting fees in a font no customer could read.

    Finance

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