was rebuking
- past progressive of rebuke.
Example Sentences
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Greene, herself a Christian, has since walked back her remarks, claiming that she was rebuking church leadership rather than the Catholic Church writ large.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2022
His rough accent made it hard for me to tell if he was rebuking the older student, but his dark Cealdish face showed definite reproach.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Could it be that he was rebuking the Bachs—the great Bachs!...
From Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists by Lee, Jennette
I had a lurking doubt that he was rebuking me for my vanity.
From The Rose of Old St. Louis by Dillon, Mary
So taken up were they with this petty trouble that they twisted the Master's words as they fell from His lips, and thought that He was rebuking them for what they were rebuking themselves for.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark by Maclaren, Alexander
