Sentence examples for reprehensible for from inspiring English sources

And while there is no overt law banning this, it is considered socially reprehensible for any man to demand that a woman reveal her face.

In light of these findings, it is reprehensible for Abigail Thernstrom, a member of the commission, to suggest that we should all simply "move on".

Norman Baker, the party's transport spokesman, said: "It's pretty reprehensible for the Conservatives to be almost gleeful about the chaos that there has been.

He said it was "reprehensible for a rapist or someone who would sexually assault a woman, or protects these bums who do, to become a leader of airmen".

Proponents of the anti-union laws have told me it's reprehensible for public employees to negotiate over wages, benefits and working conditions when their employer is the government to which we all pay taxes.

I find it morally reprehensible for any person, male or female, to have an affair with the spouse of a friend, and then compound the error by marrying that spouse, cavalierly elbowing the friend out of the way.

A federal judge dismissed the suit in 1970 but cited Officer Robertson for "outrageous and reprehensible" behavior for his actions at the white rally.

The mere fact that every beach-goer has paid towards maintaining the presence of a lifeguard does not excuse them from trying to save the drowning swimmer in the lifeguard's absence, or make it any less of a morally reprehensible act for them to stand by and watch the unfortunate victim expire for want of assistance.

"We all stand united, and speak loudly with one voice, when we say that the brutal killing of this innocent, hard-working man for no other reason than he was Hispanic is a dark and reprehensible moment for our county," he said in his speech.

Destroying Poe house at the beginning of the millennium is a particularly reprehensible lesson for New York University to pass on to its students.

That may be part of a general and reprehensible taste for pure trivia, but I guess it also has to do with gratitude.