admonishing

How To Use admonishing In A Sentence

• The Vinaya, the compendium of monks' rules in the Pali canon, lists five ‘Reflections before Admonishing.’
• An admonishing chat from Butcher, coupled with the birth of his daughter, Courtney, at the beginning of last season prompted a change in Partridge, like a cool hand soothing a fevered brow.
• CNN recently showed a chaplain admonishing the people assembled before him: Pray not only for yourself, he told them, but for your enemies as well.
• Back in the boat, slipping the line from the piling, Crossett said admonishingly, "You shouldn't do that. The Metrognome and Other Stories
• The next morning, the proprietress of the B & B, waggling an admonishing finger as only middle-aged Welsh matrons can, suggested that we should find alternate lodging.
• He claims to be a compassionate, caring man, often admonishing people to ‘love your neighbor like you would love to be loved yourself.’
• But instead of admonishing him, they were handling his ego as if it were the most delicate of flowers.
• It went to the bunker, ranting about a conspiracy by animal rights fanatics and admonishing the biologists for spinelessness.
• Then perhaps the experience has taught you a lesson, my lord," she teased, poking admonishingly at his chin. The Outrageous Dowager
• Newington spoke like some aggrieved schoolmaster admonishing a pupil. A SHRINE OF MURDERS