Example Sentences

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Hudson: No matter how much you prove yourself, you’re always still reproving yourself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

When Donnersmarck reached for a Snickers, his mother shot him a reproving look.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019

Today, she looks thin but healthy, her eyes radiating a quizzical alertness that can be almost unsettling when she occasionally fixes you with a slightly reproving stare.

From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2018

The robot never reacts in a reproving or dismissive way when the child behaves inappropriately.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2018

He turned on his heel and stormed out of the library, earning himself a reproving glare from Madam Pince, who was polishing the gilded cover of a large spell book.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling