rebuke
verb (used with object)
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
will rebuke
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future tenseof rebuke.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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There is still a possibility, however, that the British Parliament will rebuke Heath and reject membership.
From Time Magazine Archive
While some reports indicate that a Justice Department report, expected this week, will rebuke lower- and mid-level FBI agents for the disastrous operation, sources have told Time that the criticisms will be relatively mild.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The sight of Woodbine Lodge will rebuke me daily," said Mr. Markland.
From The Good Time Coming by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Love will rebuke evil, but will not rejoice in it.
From Secret Power or the Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work by Dwight Lyman Moody
If so, do you think that Americans are warring upon civil and religious liberty, when they take an oath that they will rebuke such infamous sentiments?
From Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors by William Gannaway Brownlow
