REPRIMAND in a Sentence
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26 example sentences for REPRIMAND, such as:
1. Grandfathers are made to reprimand fathers.
2. He was annoyed, and reprimanded the bailiff.
3. She was reprimanded by her teacher for biting another girl.
4. She severely reprimanded the gardener on account of his dog.
5. The manager earned himself a severe reprimand for criticizing the referee.
2. He was annoyed, and reprimanded the bailiff.
3. She was reprimanded by her teacher for biting another girl.
4. She severely reprimanded the gardener on account of his dog.
5. The manager earned himself a severe reprimand for criticizing the referee.
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Meanings and Examples of REPRIMAND
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reprimand
v. reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
Classic Sentence: (20 in 2 pages)
1 "I congratulate you," said he, in the tone which one uses for a reprimand.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
2 Grandfathers are made to reprimand fathers.
3 de la Tremouille with a letter in which he begged of him to eject the cardinal's Guardsmen from his house, and to reprimand his people for their audacity in making SORTIE against the king's Musketeers.
4 On this we all went inland, and Eurylochus was not left behind after all, but came on too, for he was frightened by the severe reprimand that I had given him.
5 I did not need to be guided to the well-known room, to which I had so often been summoned for chastisement or reprimand in former days.
6 In other days she would have been forced at least to reprimand him severely.
7 He only laughed and would not permit Scarlett even to slap the little girl's hand by way of reprimand.
8 Yes, indeed, Edmund," added her ladyship, who had been thoroughly awakened by Mrs. Norris's sharp reprimand to Fanny; "I was out above an hour.
9 So we were reprimanded tonight, in the dining hall, for without knowing it we had begun to sing aloud some tune we had never heard.
10 "We are singing because we are happy," we answered the one of the Home Council who reprimanded us.
11 She severely reprimanded the gardener on account of his dog.
12 He was annoyed, and reprimanded the bailiff.
13 The men were called up first, and reprimanded in a bunch, and then dismissed; but, Jurgis, to his terror, was called separately, as being a suspicious-looking case.
14 I dare say it was with the best intentions; But I get reprimanded for permitting radical ideas to be instilled in the minds of the young.
15 Under any other circumstances he would have reprimanded the soldier for indulging in such pleasantry, but his conscience murmured too loud for his mouth to dare speak.
Example Sentence:
1 The grouchy shop assistant was curt with one of her customers, which resulted in a reprimand from her manager.
2 Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class, she was afraid that Miss Minchin would reprimand her and tell her father how badly she was doing in school.
3 The manager earned himself a severe reprimand for criticizing the referee.
4 She was reprimanded by her teacher for biting another girl.
5 The rest of us are reprimanded for even the smallest transgression, while he can get away with murder.
6 When members of the youth group draped the church in toilet paper one Halloween, the minister reprimanded them for their impiety.