(v. t.) To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
(v. t.) To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
(v. t.) To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
Example Sentences:
(1) The civil rights activist Al Sharpton, on a visit to Ferguson, admonished residents for not voting, including in a primary for the position of the prosecutor now being criticised as unsuitable to handle the investigation of the police officer who shot Brown.
(2) The findings indicate that signs of roentgenoderma can appear already with 800 r and increase rapidly over 1,500 r. The observed irreversible damages, however, were mostly not grave, but admonish a certain amount of restraint.
(3) Cameron also knows that the Commons standards committee met yesterday to decide how severely to admonish a Tory former shadow minister, Patrick Mercer, for breaking parliamentary rules, raising the spectre of more sleaze to come.
(4) The lower house passed a motion admonishing Labor’s defence spokesman, Stephen Conroy, for criticising the commander of Operation Sovereign Borders , Lieutenant General Angus Campbell, while government ministers argued Shorten had failed an important leadership test by not demanding an apology.
(5) As José Mourinho says, some people follow the wind and Chelsea’s manager used his press conference on Friday to admonish one reporter for being too pessimistic about his team.
(6) She also admonishes Dhu for not telling police about her broken ribs when she checked in.
(7) As the president-elect said today, and as I admonished members of the House Republican conference today, it’s important that we remind the American people of what they already know about Obamacare, that the promises that were made were all broken, and I expect you’ll see an effort in the days ahead to talk about the facts around Obamacare,” Pence said.
(8) He's constantly admonishing himself, or questioning himself, or palpably fearing death.
(9) There is a recommendation for a duty of candour to be placed in the NHS constitution, obliging hospitals to be "honest, open and truthful", in effect an admonishment for past misdeeds.
(10) This evidence admonishes against the prolonged use of these drugs in non-fatal disorders.
(11) Noting Beijing’s public admonishments of Kim’s regime over its nuclear programme, Park said it was time for China to move beyond rhetoric.
(12) They admonish close monitoring of renal function and enzymuria in clinical situations in which L-AMB is being used.
(13) Beginning by politely but firmly admonishing one journalist for misrepresenting him in a previous article, Beckham explained he had only ever wanted to be a footballer and was now living the life of his dreams.
(14) As he sentenced Gary Dobson and David Norris to serve a minimum of 15 years and two months and 14 years and three months respectively for the "terrible and evil" murder, Mr Justice Treacy unexpectedly admonished the Metropolitan police in front of a packed courtroom.
(15) What Damon should be doing ... is using Everett as a case study for why the way gay actors are treated in Hollywood needs to change,” admonished Kevin Fallon of the Daily Beast.
(16) July 15, 2015 SNP activists attacked some of the coverage of her speech, pointing out the BBC’s Reporting Scotland programme did not feature a clip of the speech itself, only the subsequent admonishment of SNP MPs for clapping.
(17) In a show that nudges three hours, they encourage the audience to do the black power salute, admonish the wrongdoing their brothers suffered over Hurricane Katrina ('Fuck George Bush!'
(18) How did we get from the benign Dr Winnicott to the admonishing Jo Frost ?
(19) He said the internal culture would not be changed by public admonishment by either himself, or by the new Labor leader, Bill Shorten – by “finger waving”.
(20) The QPR chairman, Tony Fernandes, had issued a statement on Tuesday admonishing the pair for the spat which had erupted over the midfielder’s weight and ordered both parties to cease their war of words.
Admonishment
Definition:
(n.) Admonition.
Example Sentences:
(1) The civil rights activist Al Sharpton, on a visit to Ferguson, admonished residents for not voting, including in a primary for the position of the prosecutor now being criticised as unsuitable to handle the investigation of the police officer who shot Brown.
(2) The findings indicate that signs of roentgenoderma can appear already with 800 r and increase rapidly over 1,500 r. The observed irreversible damages, however, were mostly not grave, but admonish a certain amount of restraint.
(3) Cameron also knows that the Commons standards committee met yesterday to decide how severely to admonish a Tory former shadow minister, Patrick Mercer, for breaking parliamentary rules, raising the spectre of more sleaze to come.
(4) The lower house passed a motion admonishing Labor’s defence spokesman, Stephen Conroy, for criticising the commander of Operation Sovereign Borders , Lieutenant General Angus Campbell, while government ministers argued Shorten had failed an important leadership test by not demanding an apology.
(5) As José Mourinho says, some people follow the wind and Chelsea’s manager used his press conference on Friday to admonish one reporter for being too pessimistic about his team.
(6) She also admonishes Dhu for not telling police about her broken ribs when she checked in.
(7) As the president-elect said today, and as I admonished members of the House Republican conference today, it’s important that we remind the American people of what they already know about Obamacare, that the promises that were made were all broken, and I expect you’ll see an effort in the days ahead to talk about the facts around Obamacare,” Pence said.
(8) He's constantly admonishing himself, or questioning himself, or palpably fearing death.
(9) There is a recommendation for a duty of candour to be placed in the NHS constitution, obliging hospitals to be "honest, open and truthful", in effect an admonishment for past misdeeds.
(10) This evidence admonishes against the prolonged use of these drugs in non-fatal disorders.
(11) Noting Beijing’s public admonishments of Kim’s regime over its nuclear programme, Park said it was time for China to move beyond rhetoric.
(12) They admonish close monitoring of renal function and enzymuria in clinical situations in which L-AMB is being used.
(13) Beginning by politely but firmly admonishing one journalist for misrepresenting him in a previous article, Beckham explained he had only ever wanted to be a footballer and was now living the life of his dreams.
(14) As he sentenced Gary Dobson and David Norris to serve a minimum of 15 years and two months and 14 years and three months respectively for the "terrible and evil" murder, Mr Justice Treacy unexpectedly admonished the Metropolitan police in front of a packed courtroom.
(15) What Damon should be doing ... is using Everett as a case study for why the way gay actors are treated in Hollywood needs to change,” admonished Kevin Fallon of the Daily Beast.
(16) July 15, 2015 SNP activists attacked some of the coverage of her speech, pointing out the BBC’s Reporting Scotland programme did not feature a clip of the speech itself, only the subsequent admonishment of SNP MPs for clapping.
(17) In a show that nudges three hours, they encourage the audience to do the black power salute, admonish the wrongdoing their brothers suffered over Hurricane Katrina ('Fuck George Bush!'
(18) How did we get from the benign Dr Winnicott to the admonishing Jo Frost ?
(19) He said the internal culture would not be changed by public admonishment by either himself, or by the new Labor leader, Bill Shorten – by “finger waving”.
(20) The QPR chairman, Tony Fernandes, had issued a statement on Tuesday admonishing the pair for the spat which had erupted over the midfielder’s weight and ordered both parties to cease their war of words.