reprove
verb (used with object)
to criticize or correct, especially gently.
had reproved
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past perfectof reprove.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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How beautiful she had looked; how pointedly and yet gently she had reproved him for his long absences from his estates and the people who loved him.
From Adrien Leroy by Charles Garvice
She had once asked for one in her bedroom and her mother-in-law had reproved her for indecent extravagance in a manner which took her breath away.
From The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett
She had begged Sister María Sal—the sister of Luis Argüello's first wife—to tell it her, but the old nun had reproved her sharply for sinful curiosity and upon one occasion boxed her ears.
From The Spinner's Book of Fiction by Various
I recognized the person who had reproved Will after the supper at the College Inn on the opening night.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
Miss Milly had scolded me, Miss Eleanor had reproved me, and I was very much provoked.
From Daisy the autobiography of a cat by Miranda Eliot Swan
