Literary notes about Reprimanded (AI summary)
In literature, "reprimanded" is frequently employed to depict formal or authoritative rebuke across a range of settings. It may denote a strict military correction, as seen when an officer is punished for misconduct [1, 2, 3], or a personal admonishment delivered with both gravity and occasional levity [4, 5]. In historical narratives and political discourses, characters who address breaches of social or institutional norms are likewise reprimanded, reinforcing their roles as upholders of decorum and responsibility [6, 7, 8]. This versatility in usage allows authors to underscore the imposition of discipline—whether in intimate family disputes, judicial situations, or public scandals—thereby advancing the narrative and highlighting underlying power dynamics.
- Lieutenant Mowatt was sentenced to be severely reprimanded, and Assistant-Surgeon Bourke to be cashiered.
— from Recollections of a Peninsular Veteran by Joseph Jocelyn Anderson - Benedict Arnold condemned to be reprimanded by the commander-in-chief, for misdemeanor at Philadelphia.
— from The Every Day Book of History and ChronologyEmbracing the Anniversaries of Memorable Persons and Events in Every Period and State of the World, from the Creation to the Present Time by Joel Munsell - General Smith was in turn court-martialed and reprimanded.
— from History of the United States, Volume 5 by Elisha Benjamin Andrews - "This is no time to be funny," reprimanded Larry.
— from Comrades of the Saddle; Or, The Young Rough Riders of the Plains by Frank V. Webster - His wife gently reprimanded him for risking his life so foolishly.
— from Filipino Popular Tales - And as to Tigellinus, he even reprimanded the people for their cruelty by a proclamation.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius - Windham defended the measures of Government, and charged the juries with ignorance and incapacity, for which Erskine severely reprimanded him.
— from Cassell's History of England, Vol. 4 (of 8)
From the Fall of Marlborough to the Peninsular War by Anonymous - He also informed me that he had not only reprimanded them very severely, but that he had also been at great pains to pacify them concerning me.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner