How to Use admonish in a Sentence

admonish

verb
  • They were admonished to take advantage of the opportunity.
  • Williams hugged her after the match, and admonished the crowd.
    — Time, 9 July 2019
  • Which is why Lee isn’t about to fully admonish his crew too much.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The caller stopped a man from shoplifting and admonished him.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Even though he was charged, the charges were dropped, but the Senate did admonish him.
    — Fox News, 10 June 2018
  • Visitors to the set are admonished before the show goes live about how to act.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 July 2023
  • But his way has been and continues to be to inspire rather than admonish.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Special Name Guy would be the first to admonish me for that.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
  • My parents admonished me and my siblings to stay away from the windows.
    — Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The judge agreed and admonished the defense on the bench Friday.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Josh Carlton went strong to the basket, as he had been admonished to do over and over again, and scored.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • In body cam footage released to the media, one deputy can be heard admonishing the handcuffed girl.
    — USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • And do not admonish those of us who refuse to make anymore space for Black men, dead or alive, who prey on women.
    — refinery29.com, 27 June 2018
  • Now we are admonished to prepare for the coldest weather on Earth.
    — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
  • At one point housewives were admonished not to shake their dust mops outdoors lest that contribute to smog.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But high motor needs to be an every-night-thing, not only a response when admonished by the coach.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Her husband blamed her for the assault, admonishing her for not running away.
    — NBC News, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Near the end of her ruling, Galván admonished all sides in the case against trying the case in the media.
    — Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times, 26 May 2017
  • Jay turned to admonish one of his assistants, who gestured over his shoulder.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Much of our currency admonishes E pluribus unum — out of many, one.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2019
  • His family waved to him as he was being led out of the courtroom before a bailiff admonished them.
    — Washington Post, 6 June 2019
  • Employees don’t know if the manager will praise or admonish their work.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The judge admonished us daily to not discuss any of the details of the trial with anybody.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
  • At one point, Crabtree admonished them to stop talking over each other.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • Others on the panel weren’t so adamant about admonishing those who’ve been attacked.
    — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 23 Apr. 2018
  • There is a pervasive sense that the candidates who need to be admonished for their lack of unity are those on the left.
    — Libby Watson, The New Republic, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Those holy words come from a wrathful place, admonishing the sinners to revel in their own rebuke.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Langdon makes the save and once again has to admonish Trinity for going rogue.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Your parents may admonish you for taking the first offer that’s extended to you.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Chief Bill Scott ordered Tiffe to be admonished for the lapse and retrained.
    — Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, 9 Sep. 2019

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