reprove
verb (used with object)
to criticize or correct, especially gently.
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
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
It makes him sound like a reproving parent.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2012
They bought groceries up the hill at the Thrift Market because they could not stand the reproving eyes of Lee Chong.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
