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
  • Whyte cruised to a second term months after that reprimand.
    — Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The reprimands have gone beyond rhetoric.
    — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • Doing so is enough to elicit dirty looks and even nasty reprimands from complete strangers.
    — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The vote protects Mills from reprimand for now, but the reprieve might not last long.
    — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Two agents faced disciplinary action, both in the form of oral reprimands.
    — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Clearly, your reprimand did not warrant being cussed out and name-called.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 23 July 2022
  • Of those, one was sustained, and Givens was issued a reprimand.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Mayes slaps her palms on a tabletop to mimic the sound of one of Brown's stinging reprimands.
    — Bob Carlton | [email protected], al, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The board is allowed under the law to issue a private reprimand.
    — Stephen Groves, ajc, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The board is allowed under state law to issue a private reprimand.
    — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Hawkins received a letter of reprimand as a result, the Guard said.
    — Paul Pringlestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022
  • Zhe file shows that Chauvin was issued a letter of reprimand.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2020
  • He was sentenced to a punitive letter of reprimand and a forfeiture of three months' pay.
    — Jamie Crawford, CNN, 25 May 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
  • Sarah Coppock was sentenced to receive half-pay for three months and a letter of reprimand.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 9 May 2018
  • 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
  • He was dismissed from the Air Force and issued a letter of reprimand.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2019
  • The penalty for breaking the policy can range from a reprimand to firing.
    — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The officers face a range of punishments, from a reprimand to being fired.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 1 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • Others were issued formal reprimands while one was informed that their service would be ended.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Kozolochyk received a public reprimand from the state Supreme Court.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The board’s censure was upgraded to a public reprimand by the state Supreme Court.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2019
  • One of the officers received a reprimand in what until then had been a clean personnel file for not wearing a body-cam at the time.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 2 June 2020
  • He was convicted of failing in his duties and received a formal reprimand.
    — Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The verbal reprimand turned physical when Sledge struck the player in the stomach.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Jordan, who has served as a circuit judge since 2011, could face a public reprimand for his actions.
    — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That quip earned them a reprimand from the Archbishop of Anchorage.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Oct. 2022
  • One reprimand involved De La Garza being alone in the restroom with a 6-year-old girl.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 14 Jan. 2023

reprimand

2 of 2 verb
  • The soldiers were severely reprimanded.
  • If something’s not done as far as reprimanding, what will that do to him as a student?
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Herman even goes so far as to reprimand his coaches who aren't tweeting enough.
    — Albert Breer, SI.com, 5 Oct. 2016
  • Teams that score poorly on the joint survey have been reprimanded by the league.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Olson, who denied the charges, was reprimanded and fined for her role in that episode.
    — Tom Benning, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2019
  • The teacher did not apologize, and the school did not reprimand her.
    — NBC News, 3 Sep. 2021
  • His mother says the school should not have publicly reprimanded him.
    — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Politicians reprimand with one hand and give handouts with the other.
    — Bill Cassidy and Jeff Hoopes, WSJ, 8 June 2021
  • The remake sharply reprimands any such daydreams about its twin doctors.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
  • The officials had to reprimand the crowd for shining a laser at the players.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 15 Dec. 2019
  • Athena calls for a family meeting where her two kids reprimand her for not being there enough for them.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Don't take this to mean Markle was reprimanded after her shower, though.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2019
  • The solution was not to take it away from the senior manager or reprimand him.
    — Robert Sher, Forbes, 26 May 2021
  • Other Democrats have pushed back against the effort to reprimand their colleague.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • Still, Ghaani did not reprimand the militia groups during the meeting.
    — Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
  • 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
  • If youngsters got into mischief, any parent on the block was liable to reprimand them.
    — Mary Grace Keller, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2022
  • After the arrest, Delke was reprimanded for using a taser to stop the armed man.
    — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 28 Jan. 2020
  • More than once, an usher reprimanded a show-goer for filming the stage with their iPhone.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The state’s highest court said they were not empowered to reprimand those who violate.
    — Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • But don’t wait for McCarthy to exert tough love or reprimand his players’ will to win.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2020
  • None of the officers involved was reprimanded, the suit says.
    — Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, 15 June 2019
  • Sources say Swift was reprimanding Coleman, who then brandished a gun and opened fire.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • He also was reprimanded for lying about having talked on the phone call to a former inmate, records show.
    — Jeff Weiner, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 June 2018
  • More than five weeks later, the suit states, the city manager reprimanded Kennedy.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • LaQuish continues to frustrate the team, and Ross must reprimand his crush.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
  • So far, none of the agents involved in the shootings has been publicly suspended or reprimanded.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
  • If the licking is bothersome, don't reprimand the dog, but instead distract them from their mission with a treat.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 May 2021
  • He was reprimanded by the Arpanet administrators and told not to do it again.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 3 May 2017

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