All 11 Uses
reproach
in
Doctor Zhivago
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- Alexander Alexandrovich turned, gave her a reproachful look, and shrugged his shoulders, but she stood her ground.†
Chpt 1.2 *reproachful = critical (full of criticism)
- Then, shaking his head reproachfully, he went on: "There's an international exhibition opening at Diisseldorf— painting, sculpture, gardening.†
Chpt 1.4reproachfully = in a manner that criticizes
- Her kindness and her fussing over him oppressed him, but he would not criticize her for fear that she might take some quite innocent word of his for a reproach-a hint, perhaps, that her blood was bluer than his, or that she had once belonged to someone else.†
Chpt 1.4reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- "Madam, madam," Marfutka would say reproachfully, trying to call her back to herself.†
Chpt 1.4reproachfully = in a manner that criticizes
- And it seemed to him that even then he saw, like a silent reproach to the passers-by, thin, decently dressed old men and women shrinking against the walls, wordlessly offering for sale things no one bought and no one needed-artificial flowers, round coffee pots with glass lids and whistles, black net evening dresses, uniforms of abolished offices.†
Chpt 2.6reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- Tonia, you are my everlasting reproach.†
Chpt 2.11
- And all that he had just reproached her with in a moment of doubt was untrue, a thousand times untrue!†
Chpt 2.13reproached = criticized
- I am not blaming you for anything, I am not reproaching you, do as you please with your life, I'll be happy if all is well with you.†
Chpt 2.13reproaching = criticizing
- You couldn't possibly face that-the sight of the empty rooms, the self-reproach, the comparisons with the past.†
Chpt 2.14reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- This feeling relieved him for a time of self-reproach, of his dissatisfaction with himself, of the sense of his own insignificance.†
Chpt 2.14
- You used to reproach me at first because Marina said 'you' to me and called me Yurii Andreievich, while I said 'thou' and 'Marina' to her-as though it didn't distress me tool But you know that the deeper causes of this unnatural behavior were removed long ago, and now we treat each other as equals.†
Chpt 2.15
Definitions:
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(1)
(reproach) a criticism; or to express criticism or disappointment -- especially where a relationship makes the disapproval result in disappointment or shameThe expression "beyond reproach" is often used to indicate that one must not only be careful to do everything right, but must be careful not to do anything that might make people suspect they did something wrong. For example, politicians often need to behave in a manner that is beyond reproach.
"Beyond reproach" can also suggest that something is perfect. More rarely, it can also be used to suggest that someone is too powerful or too well-connected to criticize. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)