Reprimand Sentence Examples

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  • Did the policeman reprimand the old man?

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  • Emily would reprimand him, "No brother of mine will act like a savage."

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  • So the only reason you're here now is to reprimand me.

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  • The prince publicly reprimand a few of the Saudi staff to ensure the message gets across to them all.

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  • This wasn't his friend and he wasn't going to defend or reprimand him.

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  • She awaited some sort of reprimand, already wounded by the thought of being publicly embarrassed.

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  • He was trained in all manly accomplishments by heroes of the highest renown in each, until in a transport of anger at a reprimand he slew Linus, his instructor in music, with the lyre.

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  • One of his first acts was severely to reprimand Puttkammer for misusing government influence at elections.

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  • The employee in question who was responsible for the error has been given a severe reprimand along with a written warning.

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  • Police can give a reprimand to a young person who admits committing a minor crime.

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  • I do not see that ordering a fine achieves anything by way of public protection, nor would issuing a reprimand.

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  • He well remembered the last interview he had had with the old prince at the time of the enrollment, when in reply to an invitation to dinner he had had to listen to an angry reprimand for not having provided his full quota of men.

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  • At Tarutino Kutuzov received what was almost a reprimand from the Emperor for having moved his army along the Ryazan road, and the Emperor's letter indicated to him the very position he had already occupied near Kaluga.

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  • The employe in question who was responsible for the error has been given a severe reprimand along with a written warning.

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  • Once grown, however, many tend to reprimand themselves when they begin to daydream, and thus a conflict begins; you want to daydream, but there's work to be done.

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  • One surly response or curt reaction could result in a reprimand and potential dismissal.

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  • Although ecclesiastical corruption was then at its height, his riotous mode of life called down upon him a very severe reprimand from Pope Pius II., who succeeded Calixtus III.

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  • Having despatched this severe reprimand he hastened on to Donauworth, where he arrived at 4 A.M.

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  • It was the cardinal Louis de Rohan, formerly ambassador at Vienna, whence he had been recalled in 1774, having incurred the queen's displeasure by revealing to the empress Maria Theresa the frivolous actions of her daughter, a disclosure which brought a maternal reprimand, and for having spoken lightly of Maria Theresa in a letter of which Marie Antoinette learned the contents.

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  • This controversy ended in his being court-martialled in 1864 and being found guilty on several counts and sentenced to public reprimand and suspension for three years.

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  • The emperor's most important act was a severe reprimand addressed to Herr von Puttkamer, the reactionary minister of the interior, which caused his resignation; in the distribution of honours he chose many who belonged to classes and parties hitherto excluded from court favour.

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  • His residence at Linz was troubled by the harsh conduct of the pastor Hitzler, in excluding him from the rites of his church on the ground of supposed Calvinistic leanings - a decision confirmed, with the addition of an insulting reprimand, on his appeal to Wurttemberg.

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  • This decision was badly received by his troops, who were burning to avenge their countrywomen, and by General Neill, whom Havelock was obliged to reprimand for insubordination.

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  • Mr. Reynolds furrowed silver brows in a futile reprimand of his son.

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  • When you reprimand someone you give them a "dressing down."

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  • In relation to minor offenses or a first time offense you will receive a reprimand.

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  • These sanctions might include a reprimand from the class teacher, missing a break time or being sent to the Headteacher.

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  • In most cases a formal reprimand will result for a first instance of cannabis possession.

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  • Di receives a written reprimand and is warned to be more vigilant in the future.

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  • He subsequently received a public reprimand without a formal disciplinary hearing.

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  • Youth offender teams will deal with referrals either post conviction, or following a police reprimand, or final warning.

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  • After defeating a large Neapolitan force at Mola and organizing the siege operations round Gaeta, Fanti returned to the war office at Turin to carry out important army reforms. His attitude in opposing the admission of Garibaldi's 7000 officers into the regular army with their own grades made him the object of great unpopularity for a time, and led to a severe reprimand from Cavour.

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  • I actually got an official reprimand at one point for being " too nice " on the phone.

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  • When preschool children do engage in intentional deceit, it is usually to avoid reprimand.

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  • A broadside entitled Davy Dycars Dreame, a short and seemingly alliterative poem in the manner of Piers Plowman, brought him into trouble with the privy council, but he was dismissed with a reprimand.

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  • One might say tricked by Mick into criticizing Aston and therefore giving Mick the opportunity to reprimand the old man.

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  • Publicly reprimand a few of the Saudi staff to ensure the message gets across to them all.

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  • I actually got an official reprimand at one point for being "too nice" on the phone.

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