reproachful
Example Sentences
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One of the girls, Lily, starts crying, and the camera pans to Chloe as she pulls a reproachful face.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2021
At its centre is Makiko, an ageing bar hostess and single mother to Midoriko, her reproachful adolescent daughter, who will only communicate with her in writing.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2020
For the rest of the trip, I went barefaced and endured the reproachful glares of my fellow shoppers.
From The Verge ● Apr. 8, 2020
Varela is a mesmerizing screen presence, with a regal bearing and a reproachful glare that threatens to overpower the camera’s own unwavering gaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2020
I was trying to sound reproachful, but I couldn’t help laughing.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing reproachful
Power Suffix: -ful
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