sternly reprimand

Examples (10)

• The manager had to sternly reprimand the employee for repeated lateness.
• She was sternly reprimanded by her parents after breaking curfew.
• The judge would sternly reprimand anyone who disrupted the courtroom proceedings.
• Despite the minor offense, the principal chose to sternly reprimand the student.
• He knew his boss would reprimand him sternly for missing the deadline.
• The general sternly reprimanded the soldiers for their lack of discipline.
• A teacher must sometimes sternly reprimand a misbehaving child.
• They were sternly reprimanded for failing to follow safety protocols.
• His supervisor decided to reprimand him sternly to ensure the mistake wasn't repeated.
• The committee sternly reprimanded the member for unethical conduct.