Sample Sentences for
reprove
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    "No, no, Medium dear, that's Mars," Mrs Whatsit reproved gently.  (source)
    reproved = criticized
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    "You're late, boys!" said Professor Flitwick reprovingly as Harry opened the classroom door.  (source)
    reprovingly = disapprovingly
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    Already Nathan's obsession with guilt and God's reproof was infecting me.  (source)
    reproof = criticism
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    The old woman's voice was so lacking in command and reproof ... that Janie half believed that Nanny had not seen her.  (source)
    reproof = criticism
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    Marilla smothered a smile under the conviction that Anne must be reproved for such a speech.  (source)
    reproved = criticized
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    Poirot shook his head reprovingly.  (source)
    reprovingly = in a critical manner
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    ...the voice of a reproving conscience.  (source)
    reproving = criticizing
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    I desired her to reprove them, on their return, for starting away without leave; but, as it appeared they had taken Turk, I satisfied myself that no harm was likely to befall them,  (source)
    reprove = criticize
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    Little sentences, little reproofs reminding me every hour, every day.  (source)
    reproofs = criticisms
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    The pain of sitting on the narrow bench was such that often he got up and walked about, unreproved by the telescreen.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unreproved means not and reverses the meaning of reproved. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    Miss Bart stared in affected reproval.†  (source)
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    And my own son reproves me because I haven't given him religious instruction.†  (source)
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    'Yes, indeed,' responded her reprover.†  (source)
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