Example Sentences
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Hudson: No matter how much you prove yourself, you’re always still reproving yourself.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
When Donnersmarck reached for a Snickers, his mother shot him a reproving look.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019
The robot never reacts in a reproving or dismissive way when the child behaves inappropriately.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2018
I was the first one to giggle, and on my second giggle I got a sternly reproving look from the man sitting ahead of me.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2015
At that Aunt Beast stood up, saying, “Child,” in a reproving way.
From "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
