self-reproof
- a word derived from reproof.
Example Sentences
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The instant after her challenge Fleda had faced him again in self-reproof.
From The Spoils of Poynton by James, Henry
She sighed a little as she sat there on the modelling platform; and then there came again that little smile of self-reproof, and with it a chiding shake of her head.
From The Belovéd Traitor by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
"I meant to have my hair cut yesterday," said Alan, in grave and reflective self-reproof.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
“Why did I not recognise you immediately?” she demanded of herself, frowning in self-reproof.
From The Moonlit Way by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
They may ask themselves, with some feeling of self-reproof, whether they should have merited such praise from one so revered, and so well qualified to judge.
From Kalli, the Esquimaux Christian A Memoir by Murray, Thomas Boyles
