expostulation

Example Sentences

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With an expostulation of wonder, the Dalai Lama sat back and clasped his hands together.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2014

How do you say "a handbag"? without falling short of Dame Edith Evans's most famous expostulation?

From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2012

At first glance it seemed curious that the editors of Nature bothered to print Professor Stark's expostulation at all.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the London County Schools at Middle Row, Notting Hill, has apparently taken a step, the mere mention of which has produced horrified expostulation in the United States.

From Time Magazine Archive

The circle closed up again with a running murmur of expostulation; it was a minute before I could see anything at all.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald