How to Use chastise in a Sentence

chastise

verb

• The coach is always chastising the players for minor mistakes.
• The waiter was chastised for forgetting the customer's order.
• Durant isn't the first to chastise the Pacers for the move.
  — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 27 Aug. 2017
• Her mom chastised her, in a text, telling her to call now.
  — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 9 Sep. 2019
• Yet many critics as the time chastised the film for that very reason.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2023
• The coach gave the player a bit more leeway, not chastising his every move on the court.
  — Jabari Young, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2018
• His mother came by to chastise him, and the police arrived to shut it all down.
  — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2020
• The lone woman chastised the seven men, casting herself as the adult in the room.
  — Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
• These protests are so outside the bounds of common sense these people need to be chastised.
  — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2019
• When the twins were in kindergarten, their teacher had chastised Min.
  — Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018
• For that you should have been applauded, not chastised.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 12 June 2023
• Ruehlman chastised the group, but didn't go beyond that.
  — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 19 Dec. 2019
• Alexis had never been chastised for her weight so the criticism shook her.
  — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 25 May 2017
• The judge did, however, chastise the defense lawyers on a number of issues.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 6 May 2017
• Choosing whole, healthy, and real foods is a way to honor my body, not chastise it.
  — Javacia Harris Bowser, al, 29 Aug. 2019
• Her doctor takes little notice and even chastised me for asking about it in front of my daughter.
  — Carolyn Hax, Philly.com, 1 Oct. 2017
• The city’s leader withdrew the bill at the start of this month, but many chastised the concession as coming too late.
  — Time, 20 Sep. 2019
• Smith was 9 at the time and would long chastise himself for not defending his mother.
  — Aaron Morrison, ajc, 2 Apr. 2022
• The manager will notice and chastise you for quiet quitting.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• In fact, she's been chastised in the past for letting Maxwell wear makeup and dye her hair brown years ago.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2019
• Soon after, the leaders called an emergency meeting to chastise anyone who skipped the adult games.
  — Leah Sottile, Longreads, 20 July 2019
• The judge did, however, chastise the defense lawyers on a number of issues.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 5 May 2017
• And then walked away from the microphone after chastising reporters for not asking more questions.
  — Michelle R. Martinelli, For The Win, 14 Apr. 2018
• Jackson is then seen lying on his back on the sidewalk just outside of the event as others chastise him and accuse him of hitting a woman.
  — Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2022
• When the car's owner comes out to chastise the children, Moonee curses at her and claims to have done nothing wrong.
  — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 20 Oct. 2017
• Kidd has chastised James for his 3.9 turnovers per game.
  — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2020
• Sometimes the Wordle Bot will chastise me for making a stupid mistake.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
• In fact, Gattis’s own editor chastised him in a column that ran on the front page of the newspaper.
  — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 12 July 2018
• With a long future of skin cancer checkups ahead of her, one mom is chastising her younger self for spending every day in a tanning bed.
  — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• These creators and producers are in no mood to gloat or to chastise viewers for failing to heed their admonitions.
  — Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024