Sentence examples for sort of reproach from inspiring English sources

Anyone who knew Markham — and regulars at the Ledges already knew him well — understood that this was not the sort of reproach he would be likely to take, literally or figuratively, lying down.

That's consistent with the wider conventional view, which treats hazardous products as a sort of standing reproach to capitalism: Businesses foist such products on us in search of profit, the narrative goes, while government protects us from them.

Hussam al-Sukkari, an Egyptian columnist, chose a craftier form of reproach.

Not all suboptimal or inexpedient acts are wrong, only those to which one ought to apply some sort of sanction (at least, self-reproach).

That is, young men who have (in whatever way) "proven" their (heterosexual) masculine credentials can engage in this sort of gender transgression and remain beyond reproach (see also here).

The likelihood of reproach terrified her.

A vague tone of reproach predominates.

He'd expected resistance, a look of reproach.

B can hear the tone of reproach in his voice.

Ambitious projects can be launched without fear of reproach.

The following morning, he awoke to find the critics united in a Greek chorus of reproach.