reproachful
Example Sentences
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Seidl, of course, ensures that we notice, arranging these figures in silently reproachful formations at the edges of his meticulously composed tableaux.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023
One of the girls, Lily, starts crying, and the camera pans to Chloe as she pulls a reproachful face.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2021
For the rest of the trip, I went barefaced and endured the reproachful glares of my fellow shoppers.
From The Verge • Apr. 8, 2020
“It was harrowing to arrive home and receive a reproachful gaze from my wife because there was nothing to eat for dinner,” he says.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2019
Joe gave a reproachful cough, as much as to say, “Well, I told you so.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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Power Suffix: -ful
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