rebuke
Example Sentences
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For seeming unable to take a hint, Judge Beetlestone risks a rebuke.
At this point the reader may wonder why I should even bother to rebuke George Will; in his outmoded pomposity, he makes almost too easy a target.
From Salon
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
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