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But he said he found it tricky to vote for candidates who he thought were"morally reproachable" and at the local elections, he wanted to vote for those who deemed "honourable and upright."

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

“It’s absolutely reproachable from the medical point of view,” Dr. Ortiz said of patients whose lives are at risk.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2018

The duke's behaviour on this occasion, so far from being reproachable, seems to be the most manly action of his whole life.

From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IV by Cibber, Theophilus

Bailey cast one reproachable look at her and left the room with pained dignity.

From The Coming of Bill by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

Thou shouldst adhere, O Bharata, to the duties, even if reproachable, of thy own order.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan