reproof

Example Sentences

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The opening line immediately signals the narrator’s mingled awe and reproof: “Because he had enjoyed almost every advantage since birth, one of the few privileges denied to Benjamin Rask was that of a heroic rise.”

From Washington Post • May 17, 2022

If Jim has taken your boyfriend’s reproof seriously, you could decide to let bygones be bygones, but if his appalling behavior resumes, the respectful thing to do is to let your friend know.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022

When a boy in the front row decides to visit the girl sitting behind him, Hood gives him a gentle reproof.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2021

McQueen’s separate reproof to his industry for being slow to change was prompted by a recent visit to a film set in which a friend of his was working.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2020

“Thee doesn’t become a Quaker just to escape the Meeting,” she said, and Kit flushed at the gentle reproof in her tone.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare