Verb (used with object) : The teacher admonished him about excessive noise. ,to admonish them about their obligations.    From Dictionary.com. 

Following the Casablanca Conference, Mr. Churchill again admonished.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Strength and Threat of Japan] Reference

I read in one comment somewhere that you felt "admonished" for your choice.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bad Mother Manifesto | Her Bad Mother] Reference

SPEAKER, with awful mien and in terrible tones, "admonished" them; and so to bed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 16, 1892] Reference

"Speaker, with awful mien and in terrible tones, 'admonished' them; and so to bed.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway] Reference

I've seen several presidents on tv heckled by members of congress and none of them were "admonished" for their behavior.    From Wordnik.com.  [Resolution criticizing Wilson passes, on mostly partisan vote] Reference

After Hefley's committee "admonished" DeLay for several minor "appearances of impropriety," Hefley was no longer chairman.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE EXTERMINATOR] Reference

In response, the House ethics panel "admonished" Rangel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christian Science Monitor | All Stories] Reference

D'Acres and Bruce were besides "admonished" by the senior Dean, but.    From Wordnik.com.  [Julian Home] Reference

He was formally "admonished" by his colleagues on the very lax Senate Ethics Committee.    From Wordnik.com.  [DownWithTyranny!] Reference

In fact, look at the following point (conservatives and liberals both were "admonished").    From Wordnik.com.  [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference

The Albert Lea Tribune reports that as part of the order he "admonished" the media and the parties against naming any victims.    From Wordnik.com.  [kstp.com - MORE NEWS] Reference

"admonished" on one occasion for "having been scandalously overserved with drink ye night before.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art of Letters] Reference

Between that and his posts and comments (he once "admonished" me for drinking Bushmills -- 'but that's Protestant whiskey!'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference

He succumbed to self-pity, and a friend admonished him for it.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Barry Became Barack] Reference

And then she admonished the boy that they were not dead at all.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eden, Suburbs] Reference

Cousins play house under the dining room table, until admonished.    From Wordnik.com.  [Old Houses] Reference

But if he said it this year, he'd be admonished by the moderator.    From Wordnik.com.  [American Beat: The Non-Debate Debate] Reference

The following day, Mr. Schleck admonished fans for booing his pal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fistfights, Head-Butts and Spandex] Reference

"Those things aren't any safer than regular cigarettes," Liz admonished sadly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference

"We have to take our time and think these issues through," the president admonished.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who had the worst week in Washington? Tom Vilsack.] Reference

He admonished House Republicans not to "balance the budget on the backs of the poor.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Al And W?S Balancing Act] Reference

The FDA just admonished 17 such providers for not keeping adequate records on adverse events.    From Wordnik.com.  [FDA announces review of Lasik: Are you a good candidate?] Reference

"Be clear, be clear, be clear!" he admonished in his book "The Writer's Art," published in 1984.    From Wordnik.com.  [James Kilpatrick Dead: Conservative Columnist Dies At 89] Reference

I was admonished that I shouldn't have used language that was detrimental to a child's development.    From Wordnik.com.  [I Kept Quiet, And Lost My Job Anyway] Reference

If he heard someone "booh" or speak negatively of his opponent, Andrew Romanoff, he admonished them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nancy Cronk: Romanoff vs. Bennet: A Matter of Integrity] Reference

"If your inner resources can't handle it," admonished one of many, "don't continue having more children.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call] Reference

A close friend admonished him to "quit looking to see who else is in the room when you shake hands with someone.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Back to the Front] Reference

Looking as rueful as Miss Havisham on a bad day, she admonished, "Every one of those visits was a hospitalization.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Barry Crimmins: Sickened Ire] Reference

  I think of my kindergarten teacher who admonished me harshly for not being able to cut along the lines she'd drawn.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Hands Can Do] Reference

I was delivered to my car in the Death Lot's far reaches, and admonished: "Promise me you will never park here again.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Readers Remember] Reference

The reporters who went along were admonished not to tell their families -- or even their editors -- where they were going.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Right Stuffing] Reference

Genoways was later admonished for exiling the two men and ordered not to retaliate, a belated concession to Morrissey's fears.    From Wordnik.com.  [Virginia Quarterly Review staffer died by his own hand, but he reached out first] Reference

Yet, NEWSWEEK has learned, Crawford has been disputing Turner's account and just last week admonished Turner's camp to quit it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shadow Man] Reference

Cut to the two boys taking their evening bath together and being admonished by the family maid for making such a mess in the bathroom.    From Wordnik.com.  [George Heymont: Films of Rare and Exquisite Beauty] Reference