How to Use admonish in a Sentence
admonish
verb
- They were admonished to take advantage of the opportunity.
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Your parents may admonish you for taking the first offer that’s extended to you.
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Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2024
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Even though he was charged, the charges were dropped, but the Senate did admonish him.
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Fox News,
10 June 2018
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Near the end of her ruling, Galván admonished all sides in the case against trying the case in the media.
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Jim Brunner,
The Seattle Times,
26 May 2017
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Williams hugged her after the match, and admonished the crowd.
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Time,
9 July 2019
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Visitors to the set are admonished before the show goes live about how to act.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
17 July 2023
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Josh Carlton went strong to the basket, as he had been admonished to do over and over again, and scored.
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Dom Amore,
courant.com,
4 Dec. 2019
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Chief Bill Scott ordered Tiffe to be admonished for the lapse and retrained.
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Anna Bauman,
SFChronicle.com,
9 Sep. 2019
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My parents admonished me and my siblings to stay away from the windows.
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Jelani Cobb,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2023
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And do not admonish those of us who refuse to make anymore space for Black men, dead or alive, who prey on women.
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refinery29.com,
27 June 2018
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On Thursday, Jack seemed to admonish lawyers for the plaintiff children for failing to ask her to hold the state in contempt.
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Dallas News,
27 Jan. 2023
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There is a pervasive sense that the candidates who need to be admonished for their lack of unity are those on the left.
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Libby Watson,
The New Republic,
16 Jan. 2020
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Colin admonishes Cousin Jack, and Jack is forced to flee.
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Kari Sonde,
TIME,
14 May 2024
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In body cam footage released to the media, one deputy can be heard admonishing the handcuffed girl.
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USA TODAY,
27 July 2023
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His family waved to him as he was being led out of the courtroom before a bailiff admonished them.
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Washington Post,
6 June 2019
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Others were eating off the trunks of their cars, with parents admonishing kids in the backseat to watch out for the upholstery.
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Soleil Ho,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Jan. 2013
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Much of our currency admonishes E pluribus unum — out of many, one.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2019
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Short of that, a judge could admonish the jury to avoid any news coverage of the case or to simply avoid any news, period.
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William Morris,
USA TODAY,
17 May 2021
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On the other side of this spectrum, Yasir’s family and friends admonish him for being a man without a clear path.
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Robyn Bahr,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 June 2018
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His leadership never came to the floor to admonish him, only attack the process Democrats were using.
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Lauren Fox,
CNN,
23 Nov. 2021
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Aubrey never complains, and will admonish those that may.
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Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
17 Mar. 2024
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Saira Mueller, one of our gaming contributors, admonished me about that in the office the other day.
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Michael Calore,
WIRED,
21 Dec. 2023
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When Buggin Out first challenges Sal about the photos on the wall, Mookie walks him out of the pizzeria and admonishes him for putting his job in jeopardy.
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Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
28 June 2019
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In the 21st century we’re admonished to cook like our great-grandmothers or risk falling victim to the evils...
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Jane Black,
WSJ,
5 June 2019
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Her husband blamed her for the assault, admonishing her for not running away.
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NBC News,
13 Dec. 2017
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Others on the panel weren’t so adamant about admonishing those who’ve been attacked.
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Stephen A. Crockett Jr.,
The Root,
23 Apr. 2018
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At one point in the trial, the judge admonished the attorney for badgering a witness.
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J. C. Duffy,
The New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2023
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Judy Hinch, of Aberdeen, stood up and admonished those who were making noise while Sheldon was talking.
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David Anderson,
The Aegis,
21 July 2017
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In Auburn earlier this month, a school board trustee admonished the board for recognizing Pride month.
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Elise Fisher,
Sacramento Bee,
28 June 2024
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The footage does not clearly show what prompted a deputy to rush into the kitchen and wrestle Earl to the ground, harshly admonishing him for touching a medic while placing him in handcuffs.
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Chelsea Bailey,
CNN,
30 Sep. 2024
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