How to Use reprimand in a Sentence

reprimand

1 of 2 noun
  • The doctor has received no reprimands by the board since then.
    Ken Alltucker, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2018
  • O’Shea, 69, could face sanctions that range from a reprimand up to his removal from the bench.
    Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • That drew a judicial reprimand and more than a little red flush to the DA’s cheeks.
    Mario Nicolais, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2017
  • The board voted to fine Bernard $3,000 and issue a letter of reprimand.
    Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2023
  • Mayes slaps her palms on a tabletop to mimic the sound of one of Brown's stinging reprimands.
    Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Scheller, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, received a sentence of a $5,000 fine and letter of reprimand.
    Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2021
  • He was dismissed from the Air Force and issued a letter of reprimand.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Hawkins received a letter of reprimand as a result, the Guard said.
    Paul Pringlestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022
  • In addition to the letter of reprimand, Bernard will be fined $3,000.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 26 May 2023
  • She will be fined $3,000 and receive a letter of reprimand.
    Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2023
  • The board’s censure was upgraded to a public reprimand by the state Supreme Court.
    Sam Roberts, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The court issued Scheller a letter of reprimand and a forfeiture of $5,000 pay for one month.
    Lisa Bennatan, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2021
  • One reprimand involved De La Garza being alone in the restroom with a 6-year-old girl.
    Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The board is allowed under the law to issue a private reprimand.
    Stephen Groves, ajc, 20 Sep. 2022
  • This is a reprimand to hip-hop as well as nihilistic CBM.
    Armond White, National Review, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Two agents faced disciplinary action, both in the form of oral reprimands.
    CBS News, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The verbal reprimand turned physical when Sledge struck the player in the stomach.
    Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The state’s medical board voted to issue Bernard a letter of reprimand and a fine of $3,000.
    Ava Sasani, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
  • The state’s medical board voted to issue Dr. Bernard a letter of reprimand and a fine of $3,000.
    Ava Sasani, New York Times, 26 May 2023
  • A few days later a reader sent me a polite but stern reprimand.
    Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2017
  • The board voted 7-3 to issue Biegert a letter of reprimand — one of the lowest forms of punishment.
    Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Doing so is enough to elicit dirty looks and even nasty reprimands from complete strangers.
    Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Grigsby received a formal reprimand from the Army in April.
    Craig Whitlock, Alaska Dispatch News, 23 June 2017
  • Sarah Coppock was sentenced to receive half-pay for three months and a letter of reprimand.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 9 May 2018
  • Censures, which are rare in the House, are less severe than expulsion from the House but more severe than a reprimand.
    Amy B Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
  • That quip earned them a reprimand from the Archbishop of Anchorage.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Oct. 2022
  • The penalty for breaking the policy can range from a reprimand to firing.
    Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Chauvin got a letter of reprimand for his handling of the stop and for not turning on his recording equipment.
    Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Burns’ personnel file, obtained by the Star-Telegram through an open records request, shows that Burns had received three letters of reprimand from Wehle, all in 2023.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The reprimand is not specific about the type of discrimination alleged.
    James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2024
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reprimand

2 of 2 verb
  • The soldiers were severely reprimanded.
  • When Jake goofs off at the scene of a robbery, Amy reprimands him.
    Sauleha Kamal, The Atlantic, 12 June 2018
  • The Democrat said he’s been reprimanded by Sergeant-at-Arms staff in the past for not wearing a tie on the floor.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The teacher did not apologize, and the school did not reprimand her.
    NBC News, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The officials had to reprimand the crowd for shining a laser at the players.
    Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 15 Dec. 2019
  • After the arrest, Delke was reprimanded for using a taser to stop the armed man.
    Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 28 Jan. 2020
  • In the flap, Hill was fired, and Gove reprimanded (and then demoted) by Cameron.
    Bloomberg.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Olson, who denied the charges, was reprimanded and fined for her role in that episode.
    Tom Benning, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2019
  • LaQuish continues to frustrate the team, and Ross must reprimand his crush.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Politicians reprimand with one hand and give handouts with the other.
    Bill Cassidy and Jeff Hoopes, WSJ, 8 June 2021
  • But don’t wait for McCarthy to exert tough love or reprimand his players’ will to win.
    Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2020
  • My feet dangled from the chair in patent leather shoes and I was reprimanded by my father more than once for kicking the bar that stretched between the legs.
    Robin Antalek, Longreads, 22 Apr. 2020
  • The solution was not to take it away from the senior manager or reprimand him.
    Robert Sher, Forbes, 26 May 2021
  • Sources say Swift was reprimanding Coleman, who then brandished a gun and opened fire.
    Carol Robinson, AL.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • None of the officers involved was reprimanded, the suit says.
    Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, 15 June 2019
  • Pruitt being found to have violated the rules of his job… would mean that he would be reprimanded by his boss.
    Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 14 June 2018
  • In other words, he was reprimanded for the No. 2 threat named by the securities board.
    Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, 17 Jan. 2020
  • His mother says the school should not have publicly reprimanded him.
    Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Strom did not deny that he had been reprimanded for not wearing a tie in compliance with the school’s dress code.
    Michael Harriot, The Root, 1 May 2018
  • Herman even goes so far as to reprimand his coaches who aren't tweeting enough.
    Albert Breer, SI.com, 5 Oct. 2016
  • McCready was removed from the team and six others were reprimanded, the report said.
    Fox News, 10 July 2018
  • More than once, an usher reprimanded a show-goer for filming the stage with their iPhone.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Still, Ghaani did not reprimand the militia groups during the meeting.
    Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
  • He was reprimanded by the Arpanet administrators and told not to do it again.
    Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 3 May 2017
  • The remake sharply reprimands any such daydreams about its twin doctors.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
  • Many even said it’s a code to empower creators versus to reprimand them.
    Charli Penn, Essence, 9 Apr. 2021
  • But one of his colleagues, a black woman on the force, is receiving praise for appearing to reprimand him after the shove.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 3 June 2020
  • Don't take this to mean Markle was reprimanded after her shower, though.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2019
  • This was the silly, somewhat nonsensical rhyme my stepmom used to reprimand us with whenever our table manners got out of line.
    Clare Finney, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Rebecca Grossman ‘naive,’ not conniving, with jailhouse calls; judge won’t reprimand her.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024

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