reproachful

Example Sentences

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That reputation is understandable when you read Coward’s reproachful articles addressed to the Angry Young Men of post-World War II British drama, urging them to “Consider the public.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2021

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

Varela is a mesmerizing screen presence, with a regal bearing and a reproachful glare that threatens to overpower the camera’s own unwavering gaze.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2020

“I’ll try, but it was a very ungentlemanly thing to do, I didn’t think you could be so sly and malicious, Laurie,” replied Meg, trying to hide her maidenly confusion under a gravely reproachful air.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott