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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
USE reprove IN A SENTENCE
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Sir, believe me upon my relation,—for what I tell you the world shall not reprove.
Thy own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy apostasy shall rebuke thee.
To reprove or speak sharply to a servant before your guests, manifests a shocking want of good breeding.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEY
You see, my mother is a Quakeress, and when my father wished to reprove me he uses the plain speech.
THE WAY OF A MANEMERSON HOUGH
These opinions seemed so wicked to the good Puritans that they called him up before their Council to reprove him.
THE STORY OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIESH. A. (HLNE ADELINE) GUERBER
Napoleon himself did not reprove Betsy for her rudeness, but Mr. Balcombe was disturbed and angry when he heard of it.
NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBORHELEN LEAH REED
He not only did not reprove her for the destruction of the claret, but forgave her for her offence against Napoleon.
NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBORHELEN LEAH REED
Matt's conscience didn't reprove him for what he had done, but he couldn't help looking at the other side of the picture.
MOTOR MATT'S DARING, OR, TRUE TO HIS FRIENDSSTANLEY R. MATTHEWS
Nor do I intend here to reprove him, or to lessen his glory.
Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
COLUMBAPROSPER MERIMEE
WORDS RELATED TO REPROVE
- advise
- berate
- call down
- call on the carpet
- censure
- check
- chide
- come down hard on
- counsel
- ding
- draw the line
- enjoin
- exhort
- forewarn
- give a going over
- give a piece of one's mind
- glue
- growl
- hoist
- jack up
- notice
- rap
- rap on knuckles
- rebuke
- reprimand
- reprove
- scold
- sit on
- slap on wrist
- speak to
- talk to
- tell a thing or two
- tell off
- upbraid
- warn
- advise
- berate
- call down
- call on the carpet
- censure
- check
- chide
- come down hard on
- counsel
- ding
- draw the line
- enjoin
- exhort
- forewarn
- give a going over
- give a piece of one's mind
- glue
- growl
- hoist
- jack up
- notice
- rap
- rap on knuckles
- rebuke
- reprimand
- reprove
- scold
- sit on
- slap on wrist
- speak to
- talk to
- tell a thing or two
- tell off
- upbraid
- warn
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.