rebuke
Example Sentences
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The outpouring prompted the federal government to issue a scathing rebuke of the Bom and order immediate changes to the site.
From BBC
The comments prompted sharp rebukes from officials in the east and calls for Doepfner to resign.
From Washington Times
Merkel issued a strong rebuke, saying “spying on friends is not acceptable.”
From Washington Post
But despite the strong rebuke, none of the board members appeared ready to shutter the troubled facilities, a move that county officials warned would destabilize the nation’s largest juvenile justice system.
From Los Angeles Times
The rebuke by the Pharisees who saw this elicited Jesus’ rebuttal that he was “Lord even of the Sabbath” in Matthew 12:8.
From Washington Times
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