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

People also lose coverage, however, because constantly proving and reproving eligibility is onerous — especially if you’re poor, not particularly adept at navigating red tape or don’t have stable housing.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022

He’s become less circumspect about reproving the manners of high-born courtiers around him—and despite their pride in their own chivalry, they are indeed a boorish lot.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2020

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

From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019

“I still can’t hear you,” Aarfy called back innocently with an expression of mild and reproving perplexity.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller