reproach
verb (used with object)
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
have reproached
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present perfectof reproach.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The manager, Paulo Bento, might have reproached them at half-time, but he would also have pointed out that his side had impressed in several respects.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2012
In fact the Bureau's critics, of which it always has plenty, have reproached it for not making greater use of the method once its value was demonstrated.
From Time Magazine Archive
For years Soviet educators have reproached the U.S. with being halfhearted about coeducation.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have reproached myself ever since I parted from him yesterday, for allowing him to be alone.
From Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. by William Davy Watson
Had this been really the dominant sentiment of their connection, they could not but have supported Jefferson's policy, even though they might not too unfairly have reproached him with stealing their thunder.
From A History of the United States by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
