rebuke
Example Sentences
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Consider the original Yule Logs, massive oak trunks that Vikings burned for the duration of the Midwinter solstice to rebuke the long darkness.
From Salon
Lawler took his scathing rebuke to the House floor, again calling it “idiotic.”
From Salon
At a time when the sort of inclusivity that’s at the core of Sundance’s mission is under ongoing attack, one could read this year’s program as a rebuke.
From Los Angeles Times
The joint Chinese patrol with Russia follows another tense incident on Saturday, when Japan said Chinese warplanes locked radar on Japanese military aircraft near Okinawa, drawing protests from Tokyo and a rebuke from the U.S.
Harry wasn’t being rebuked; he was triggering the reaction the bit needed.
From Salon
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