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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

The mother was rebuking her son because, after extolling me to her as a model of all the virtues, he now, at Rufinus' instigation, asserted that I was a magician.

From The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura by Butler, Harold Edgeworth

I had a lurking doubt that he was rebuking me for my vanity.

From The Rose of Old St. Louis by Dillon, Mary

Foolish, he told himself, to think like that, but, even while he was rebuking himself, the thought thrust itself into his mind again....

From Changing Winds A Novel by Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer)