How to Use reproach in a Sentence

reproach

noun

• She looked at him with reproach.
• His conduct has brought shame and reproach to his family.
• Accusations and reproaches from both parties made it difficult to pursue discussions.
• There’s the tyranny of clean and, atop that, the specter of reproach.
  — Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2021
• But the mood in the room was downbeat and his friends’ questions were full of reproach.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
• To pass and accept a plus score would be beyond reproach.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2017
• Femme enough for his mother to treat his mere presence like a reproach.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2022
• Moshe wanted to be beyond reproach in his work with the Mishkan.
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, 5 Mar. 2018
• To be sure, the goings-on at the hotel were not beyond reproach.
  — oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2022
• Brewers go all in Hindsight tells you the trade was beyond reproach.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2020
• A bug in the logic of a design, though discovered and fixed in the lab, stands as a slight reproach to the designer.
  — Tracy Kidder, The Soul of a New Machine, 1981
• The bitter tears of self reproach made my chances of my own recovery feel …unattainable.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• Bigelow’s Sphinx is far from perfect, far from above reproach.
  — Colin Dickey, Longreads, 31 Aug. 2017
• The Nameless One goes to see him, and the archbishop greets him with a stern reproach for his evil life.
  — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
• At the same time, her basketball acumen and ability to teach the game are beyond reproach.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 23 Apr. 2021
• It was never meant to imply that all women were faultless and beyond reproach.
  — Christine Emba, Twin Cities, 2 Oct. 2019
• Here was so much competence, so much courage, and for a purpose beyond reproach.
  — Bucky McMahon, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2017
• The chief said that given the climate around law enforcement, the police department needs to be above reproach.
  — The Daily Astorian, oregonlive, 18 June 2020
• First, pick a replacement for Comey that is beyond reproach.
  — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 11 May 2017
• His son suffers from severe autism, a condition which struck Markram as a reproach as well as a tragedy.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2021
• The team managing the election must be beyond reproach and acceptable to both parties.
  — Felix Njini, Bloomberg.com, 7 Sep. 2017
• Meanwhile, her husband-to-be is above reproach regardless of the outcome.
  — Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
• Mrs Merkel delivered her message with a certain amount of reproach.
  — The Economist, 7 Nov. 2020
• His integrity and character are above reproach as well.
  — Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2022
• Boredom is a normal feeling, and there's no truth in the reproach that only boring people get bored.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 May 2020
• Their occurrence was considered a reproach to a status quo either mired in sin or out of kilter.
  — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 18 Apr. 2018
• For anyone in the know, his reputation is beyond reproach.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2019
• No company, even the biggest and most philanthropic, is above reproach.
  — Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
• Decisions must be made in a manner which is above reproach and displays integrity and openness.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2019
• That’s not a defense of Newsom, who is hardly beyond reproach.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024