reprehend
Example Sentences
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Powell had even gone so far as to reprehend him for having done so.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
They were felt to be in character by the older officers; and, while obliged to reprehend, I doubt whether some of them would not have more enjoyed taking a share.
From From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
In cases where a man takes the liberty after this manner to reprehend others, it is commonly said, "Let him look at home."
From The Tatler, Volume 3 by Various
One of them only, he quotes to reprehend: “Ita amicum habeas, posse ut fieri inimicum putes.”
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
They kindly, but strongly, reprehend the first error, and guard them by the most prudent admonitions against a repetition of their fault.
