Example Sentences
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The moves were unpopular in the clubhouse, drawing angry rebukes from Red Sox players.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Public rebukes followed Hegseth’s decision last month to effectively fire Gen. Chris Donahue, a respected four-star commander who came up the ranks through the special forces.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
The decrease is unlikely to put to bed the row over the steep pricing that also drew rebukes from football's governing body, FIFA.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
The legal defeats mark the latest rebukes of federal prosecutors’ aggressive attempts to charge protesters in L.A. under First Asst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
I sat thinking of the dread possibility of having to leave all this, of being expelled; imagining the return home and the rebukes of my parents.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
