reprovingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Raoni wagged his finger reprovingly, a sign for half a dozen Kayapó warriors to push the intruders back to their seats.
From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2020
“It’s like a gargoyle with weird green eyes that pulls on my hair or nibbles my ear”—he jerked his head away and smiled reprovingly at the phantasm.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 11, 2019
Parker Posey plays Madge, a sinister palace aide who wears only black and reprovingly corrects the princess’s faux pas like a Mediterranean resort version of Mrs. Danvers in the Hitchcock classic “Rebecca.”
From New York Times • May 24, 2015
“Not a lot,” he said, then looked at me reprovingly, as if I had thought these cats priceless.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2012
“You just came out of the hospital ten days ago,” Milo reminded him reprovingly.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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