How to Use reprimand in a Sentence
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The doctor has received no reprimands by the board since then.
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Ken Alltucker,
azcentral,
9 Mar. 2018
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O’Shea, 69, could face sanctions that range from a reprimand up to his removal from the bench.
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Clifford Ward,
chicagotribune.com,
23 Aug. 2019
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That drew a judicial reprimand and more than a little red flush to the DA’s cheeks.
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Mario Nicolais,
The Denver Post,
24 Mar. 2017
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The board voted to fine Bernard $3,000 and issue a letter of reprimand.
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Johnny Magdaleno,
The Indianapolis Star,
31 May 2023
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Mayes slaps her palms on a tabletop to mimic the sound of one of Brown's stinging reprimands.
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Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com,
al,
1 Nov. 2019
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Scheller, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, received a sentence of a $5,000 fine and letter of reprimand.
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Ronn Blitzer,
Fox News,
25 Dec. 2021
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He was dismissed from the Air Force and issued a letter of reprimand.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
10 Aug. 2019
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Hawkins received a letter of reprimand as a result, the Guard said.
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Paul Pringlestaff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 July 2022
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In addition to the letter of reprimand, Bernard will be fined $3,000.
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Cara Lynn Shultz,
Peoplemag,
26 May 2023
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She will be fined $3,000 and receive a letter of reprimand.
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Johnny Magdaleno,
The Indianapolis Star,
26 May 2023
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The board’s censure was upgraded to a public reprimand by the state Supreme Court.
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Sam Roberts,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2019
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The court issued Scheller a letter of reprimand and a forfeiture of $5,000 pay for one month.
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Lisa Bennatan,
Fox News,
15 Oct. 2021
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One reprimand involved De La Garza being alone in the restroom with a 6-year-old girl.
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Tracy Neal,
Arkansas Online,
14 Jan. 2023
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The board is allowed under the law to issue a private reprimand.
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Stephen Groves,
ajc,
20 Sep. 2022
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This is a reprimand to hip-hop as well as nihilistic CBM.
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Armond White,
National Review,
22 Feb. 2023
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Two agents faced disciplinary action, both in the form of oral reprimands.
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CBS News,
23 Apr. 2018
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The verbal reprimand turned physical when Sledge struck the player in the stomach.
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Cydney Henderson,
USA TODAY,
29 Aug. 2023
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The state’s medical board voted to issue Bernard a letter of reprimand and a fine of $3,000.
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Ava Sasani,
BostonGlobe.com,
26 May 2023
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The state’s medical board voted to issue Dr. Bernard a letter of reprimand and a fine of $3,000.
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Ava Sasani,
New York Times,
26 May 2023
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A few days later a reader sent me a polite but stern reprimand.
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Bonnie Blodgett,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2017
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The board voted 7-3 to issue Biegert a letter of reprimand — one of the lowest forms of punishment.
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Emilie Eaton,
San Antonio Express-News,
9 Nov. 2021
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Doing so is enough to elicit dirty looks and even nasty reprimands from complete strangers.
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Diana Gitig,
Ars Technica,
12 Apr. 2018
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Grigsby received a formal reprimand from the Army in April.
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Craig Whitlock,
Alaska Dispatch News,
23 June 2017
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Sarah Coppock was sentenced to receive half-pay for three months and a letter of reprimand.
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Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
9 May 2018
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Censures, which are rare in the House, are less severe than expulsion from the House but more severe than a reprimand.
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Amy B Wang,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 June 2023
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That quip earned them a reprimand from the Archbishop of Anchorage.
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David Reamer,
Anchorage Daily News,
30 Oct. 2022
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The penalty for breaking the policy can range from a reprimand to firing.
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Ashley Luthern,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2020
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Chauvin got a letter of reprimand for his handling of the stop and for not turning on his recording equipment.
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Jennifer Bjorhus,
Star Tribune,
8 Aug. 2020
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He was sentenced to a punitive letter of reprimand and a forfeiture of three months' pay.
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Jamie Crawford,
CNN,
25 May 2018
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The board is allowed under state law to issue a private reprimand.
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CBS News,
16 Sep. 2022
- The soldiers were severely reprimanded.
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When Jake goofs off at the scene of a robbery, Amy reprimands him.
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Sauleha Kamal,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2018
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The Democrat said he’s been reprimanded by Sergeant-at-Arms staff in the past for not wearing a tie on the floor.
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Mary Clare Jalonick,
Anchorage Daily News,
19 Sep. 2023
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The teacher did not apologize, and the school did not reprimand her.
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NBC News,
3 Sep. 2021
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The officials had to reprimand the crowd for shining a laser at the players.
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Ann Killion,
SFChronicle.com,
15 Dec. 2019
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After the arrest, Delke was reprimanded for using a taser to stop the armed man.
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Madison Dibble,
Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2020
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In the flap, Hill was fired, and Gove reprimanded (and then demoted) by Cameron.
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Bloomberg.com,
27 Apr. 2018
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Olson, who denied the charges, was reprimanded and fined for her role in that episode.
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Tom Benning,
Dallas News,
5 Aug. 2019
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LaQuish continues to frustrate the team, and Ross must reprimand his crush.
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Olivia McCormack,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2023
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Politicians reprimand with one hand and give handouts with the other.
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Bill Cassidy and Jeff Hoopes,
WSJ,
8 June 2021
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But don’t wait for McCarthy to exert tough love or reprimand his players’ will to win.
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Jori Epstein,
USA TODAY,
6 Oct. 2020
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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.
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Robin Antalek,
Longreads,
22 Apr. 2020
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The solution was not to take it away from the senior manager or reprimand him.
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Robert Sher,
Forbes,
26 May 2021
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Sources say Swift was reprimanding Coleman, who then brandished a gun and opened fire.
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Carol Robinson,
AL.com,
18 Aug. 2017
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None of the officers involved was reprimanded, the suit says.
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Max Londberg,
Cincinnati.com,
15 June 2019
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Pruitt being found to have violated the rules of his job… would mean that he would be reprimanded by his boss.
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Dino Grandoni,
Washington Post,
14 June 2018
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In other words, he was reprimanded for the No. 2 threat named by the securities board.
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Michael Taylor,
ExpressNews.com,
17 Jan. 2020
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His mother says the school should not have publicly reprimanded him.
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Howard Cohen,
miamiherald,
29 Sep. 2017
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Strom did not deny that he had been reprimanded for not wearing a tie in compliance with the school’s dress code.
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Michael Harriot,
The Root,
1 May 2018
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Herman even goes so far as to reprimand his coaches who aren't tweeting enough.
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Albert Breer,
SI.com,
5 Oct. 2016
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McCready was removed from the team and six others were reprimanded, the report said.
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Fox News,
10 July 2018
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More than once, an usher reprimanded a show-goer for filming the stage with their iPhone.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2024
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Still, Ghaani did not reprimand the militia groups during the meeting.
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Star Tribune,
9 July 2021
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He was reprimanded by the Arpanet administrators and told not to do it again.
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Kat Eschner,
Smithsonian,
3 May 2017
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The remake sharply reprimands any such daydreams about its twin doctors.
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Jennifer Wilson,
The New Republic,
8 May 2023
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Many even said it’s a code to empower creators versus to reprimand them.
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Charli Penn,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2021
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But one of his colleagues, a black woman on the force, is receiving praise for appearing to reprimand him after the shove.
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Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
3 June 2020
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Don't take this to mean Markle was reprimanded after her shower, though.
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Christopher Rosa,
Glamour,
29 Mar. 2019
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Mary Wood’s school reprimanded her for teaching a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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Hannah Natanson,
Anchorage Daily News,
18 Sep. 2023
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Less severe measures that might reprimand Trump seem equally out of reach.
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The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2020
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