Explore Chasten through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like change or alter. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Chasten meaning
- To make chaste.
- To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement.
- To render humble or restrained.
Synonyms of Chasten
Using Chasten
- The main meaning on this page is: To make chaste. | To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement. | To render humble or restrained.
- Useful related words include: change, alter, modify, reprimand.
- In the example corpus, chasten often appears in combinations such as: husband chasten, chasten buttigieg.
Context around Chasten
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chasten
- In this selection, "chasten" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, husband, man, likened, buttigieg and glezman stand out and add context to how "chasten" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a man chasten buttigieg went and buttigieg likened chasten s attitude. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chasten" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chasten
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Not Chasten, for being gay. (5 words)
Pete and Chasten Buttigieg’s potential historic first. (8 words)
Often introducing Mayor Pete at events, husband Chasten has a smile for days. (13 words)
I realized, while watching him chasten a CGI beastie for its reckless farting, that I don’t miss the wilder Black of or Tenacious D nearly as much as I appreciate the thought of kids being treated to so skilled and eager a performer. (44 words)
When they were plotting a presidential bid in the cold of a South Bend winter back in 2018, Buttigieg and Lis Smith, his senior adviser, along with his husband Chasten, would play the game during evenings. (36 words)
Ohio State could not capitalize on golden opportunities including a 12th minute near-goal strike by redshirt sophomore forward Devyn Etling and 75th-minute chance by freshman forward Channing Chasten. (30 words)
Example sentences (11)
Ms. Chasten's confusion motivated her to dig deeper by working with additional genetic testing firms, following a paper trail and making phone calls.
The presidential candidate, who is happily married to a man Chasten Buttigieg, went to campaign rallies and events.
When they were plotting a presidential bid in the cold of a South Bend winter back in 2018, Buttigieg and Lis Smith, his senior adviser, along with his husband Chasten, would play the game during evenings.
Buttigieg likened Chasten’s attitude to the 2020 campaign to his verve during Buttigieg’s run for Mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
His husband, Chasten Glezman, is a junior high school teacher at a Montessori school.
Not Chasten, for being gay.
Often introducing Mayor Pete at events, husband Chasten has a smile for days.
Ohio State could not capitalize on golden opportunities including a 12th minute near-goal strike by redshirt sophomore forward Devyn Etling and 75th-minute chance by freshman forward Channing Chasten.
Pete and Chasten Buttigieg’s potential historic first.
Three years later, he was a guest at Buttigieg’s wedding to husband Chasten.
I realized, while watching him chasten a CGI beastie for its reckless farting, that I don’t miss the wilder Black of or Tenacious D nearly as much as I appreciate the thought of kids being treated to so skilled and eager a performer.
Common combinations with chasten
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: