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
You have reproached me with my continual distrust.
From The Romance of a Poor Young Man A Drama Adapted from the French of Octave Feuillet by Pierrepont Edwards
I have reproached myself since for letting that moment pass as I did.
From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
