rebuke

“Some subsequent accounts have characterized it as a condemnation, rebuke or repudiation of the symposium. A careful read of my statement will fail to find any of those words,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

It was a funny rebuke to the force-fed notion that sports champions are these locked-in super computers with scrupulous attention to detail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

It was hardly a withering rebuke of the British move, let alone any kind of punishment.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The menu, embracing its red-hued simplicity, almost reads as a rebuke to its competitors.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

King Pellinore’s enthusiasm evaporated at the rebuke, and he startled the petrified children by bursting into tears.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

But such sharp rebukes may well suggest the former first minister's standing in the party has shrunk.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The moves were unpopular in the clubhouse, drawing angry rebukes from Red Sox players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Public rebukes followed Hegseth’s decision last month to effectively fire Gen. Chris Donahue, a respected four-star commander who came up the ranks through the special forces.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

The decrease is unlikely to put to bed the row over the steep pricing that also drew rebukes from football's governing body, FIFA.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

When Phillip has exhausted his agenda of rebukes, Joan complains about the condition of the ladies’ room and I throw in my two bits about the vacuum cleaner.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

At one point Tuesday, Lyons was rebuked when discussing the couple’s finances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Debra Duardo essentially rebuked district budget decisions and a “fiscal stability plan” the school board approved June 16 and sent to the county for review.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

They will also be the first under new Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh after he last month replaced Jerome Powell, who was constantly rebuked by Trump for not cutting interest rates enough.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Some sporting governing bodies have publicly rebuked athletes for choosing to compete in the games.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

“Don’t you ever make fun of those people again, you hear?” she rebuked me.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

The cynical maneuver so disgusted Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a maverick Democrat from rural Washington state, that she defied party leaders and introduced a resolution rebuking Garcia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

Starmer, who for a year has assiduously courted the president and held off publicly rebuking him, has now changed course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

At its peak, there were over 6,000 Shakers, joining Ann in rebuking the gruesome, incalculable evils of war and preaching moral generosity.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

His stand-up routine included jokes about dating, autism and Tourette’s, and he got extra laughs after rebuking head judge Simon Cowell.

From BBC ● May 25, 2024

“You are much better; anyone can see that,” she says, rebuking me lightly.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein