reproach

Example Sentences

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Lawyers acting for Dean's mother have said the document appears to be a "character assassination" of both him and his family, to keep Pierce beyond reproach.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

“In fact, following our efforts, our state-of-the-art compliance program has been repeatedly acknowledged as impressive and above reproach by outside parties.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

But when I tell this to Binoche, she flashes me a playful reproach indicating that this is not quite true.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

That doesn’t mean the ADL is above reproach.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2023

In front of me stared the ticketed pigeon-holes, and the words upon them “letters-unanswered,” “estate,” “miscellaneous,” were like a reproach to me for my idleness.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier