Sentence examples for reprovals from inspiring English sources

It was a curious line to go down for a man whose own relentless reprovals had just prompted the club's manager to quit.

It is as if Congreve invented Attitude, and those who work hard at displaying that ought to listen -- and jot down -- the juicy reprovals and rejoinders here.

Scaring objected and the judge murmured a reproval, but it was too late: it had been said.

The case against Mr. Collins did include a formal punishment, in the form of a "letter of reproval" and the fine, asserting that he had brought "discredit upon the House".

The Ethics Committee did not issue such a formal letter of reproval, and recommended no formal punishment, other than releasing the report.

A special ethics investigative subcommittee — appointed after The New York Times wrote last year about Ms. Berkley's actions — concluded that there "was no evidence that Representative Berkley acted with the intent to unduly enrich herself," but it recommended that the findings serve as a notice of "reproval".

With Ms. Waters cleared, the special committee unanimously voted to reprimand Mikael Moore, Ms. Waters's chief of staff and grandson, issuing a "letter of reproval" that concluded he had continued to assist OneUnited in a bailout request even after Ms. Waters had warned him to avoid the topic.

As a result, the ethics committee might issue a "letter of reproval" against Mr. Moore, which is not a formal charge, but its least serious type of punishment, which would not require action by the full House.

The committee issued separate letters of reproval to two of her employees.

But Mr. Martin said that the ethics committee did not need "clear and convincing" evidence against Mr. Moore of wrongdoing to issue the letter of reproval, only "sufficient evidence to conclude a violation occurred," given that it is not a formal sanction by the full House against him.

As the housekeeper, Una Stubbs's dance training shows in every shrewd ripple of reproval.