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Discover LudwigThe phrase "admonish them" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express the act of warning or reprimanding someone about their behavior or actions.
Example: "The teacher decided to admonish them for their disruptive behavior during class."
Alternatives: "warn them" or "reprimand them".
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I playfully admonish them for laughing at their clumsy mother.
Swisher said he and his friend froze, afraid that Phillips would admonish them.
The Government needs to listen to people like Mr Yates, not admonish them.
"Kabire is for children only," Baba's late father used to admonish them whenever he caught them eying our glue.
The teacher would admonish them for paying too much attention to each other and not enough to lessons.
It's maddening that a girl who has made it her business to tell teenagers how to put make up on, or get their hair just right, now feels she's in a position to admonish them for "fretting" about their appearance.
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"Speak very slowly," he admonished them.
They answered only "yes, Coach" when he admonished them.
"Youse is cheating," a visiting bookmaker admonished them.
"You don't spit away history," Rodenstock admonished them.
"I imagine that the propaganda department will be calling them and admonishing them for doing so".
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