How to Use rebuke in a Sentence

rebuke

1 of 2 verb
Definition of rebukenext
Synonyms for rebukenext
  • Among those to rebuke the mailers were the Ohio Young Black Democrats.
    — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2021
  • When God rebuked them, Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the serpent.
    — wsj.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The judge twice rebuked Mr. Trump in court, though not always by name.
    — New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Some First Ladies rebuked the idea that they should be judged for their style choices.
    — Erika Harwood, Vanities, 25 Jan. 2017
  • The White House, in a rare move, directly rebuked the tech mogul.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Besson has rebuked the notion that the movie is his comeback.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • But the emperor turned on him, and rebuked him, and sent him back to the territory in shame.
    — John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The premier has already rebuked him for speaking out of turn.
    — Bloomberg.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • So now Rudy has been publicly rebuked by Trump and his now-former law firm.
    — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 10 May 2018
  • This isn’t the first time Melania Trump rebuked her husband in public.
    — Britni Danielle, Essence.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The fiery re-entry earned China rebuke from officials in the U.S.
    — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 30 May 2021
  • The members of the group rebuked gangster rap and blew up on the hip-hop scene with a smooth, sophisticated sound.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Thunberg is a child who rebukes adults for failing, and for forcing children to act.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2019
  • So far, very few GOP lawmakers have rebuked Trump over the pardon.
    — Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, 27 Aug. 2017
  • The judge also rebuked Mr. Trump for lying about the size of his Manhattan apartment.
    — Michael R. Sisak, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2023
  • T’Challa is viewed through a lens of judgment, or even rebuke for Wakanda’s failure to help Black people around the world for centuries.
    — Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The winger isn't the first Bundesliga player to be rebuked by German media for eating a gold steak.
    — Matias Grez, CNN, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Or a counselor who was told the week before the fire he was not being retained and had been rebuked for keeping a can of gasoline in his kitchen.
    — New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
  • But with longevity and importance come clichés and rebuke.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Multiple messages show how the hosts were deeply concerned about the rioters and Mr. Trump’s refusal to rebuke them on the day of the attack.
    — New York Times, 7 June 2022
  • And, while some may rebuke his tactics, others applaud it.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2021
  • Many of the actors on the show publicly rebuked Barr following her tweet, which could have alienated them from fans.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 22 June 2018
  • But the high court hesitated to rebuke the 5th Circuit.
    — Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Cabrera, catcher Austin Romine and Maybin gathered the team to rebuke the hardships.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2020
  • However, foie gras critics rebuke that this is a ridiculous excuse, and that the birds are clearly harmed by the gavage.
    — Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2015
  • The fact that the two sides — which at times have rebuked each other for comments to the media — issued a joint statement signaled a possible sign of progress.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The FC Cincinnati players themselves were first to rebuke the sentiments contained in the tweet of Monday night.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 1 July 2020
  • But the fact that the two sides — which at times have rebuked each other for comments to the media — issued a joint statement signaled a possible sign of progress.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Shame will also increase if the person who was harmed by our action rejects or rebukes us.
    — Annette Kämmerer, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to rebuke President Trump on his first full day in office.
    — William Wilkes, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2017
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rebuke

2 of 2 noun
  • This led to a rare rebuke of the N.F.L. from one of the league’s broadcast partners.
    — Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • And the first thing that came out was always some kind of rebuke.
    — Keith Gessen, Longreads, 10 July 2018
  • The banker's comments drew a quick rebuke from Sanders.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 12 June 2019
  • But such rebukes did not save Clark from years in jail.
    — David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The book project began the same way, almost as a rebuke: See?
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2019
  • And how did McCarthy respond to this rebuke from the Court?
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2020
  • The referendum was a stinging rebuke for the builders of the project.
    — Robert Bryce, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The hard-line approach has sometimes drawn rebukes from the bench.
    — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 21 Mar. 2023
  • That sparked a sharp rebuke from the district’s leadership, and the change wasn’t made.
    — Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2018
  • That was the mildest rebuke Mr Johnson has faced in recent weeks.
    — The Economist, 10 Oct. 2019
  • The rest of Catch and Kill offers an answer—and a sharp rebuke—to that question.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Failure to answer a question will get a rebuke from the judge.
    — Time, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Roberts, the chief justice, issued a rare rebuke that day.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 May 2022
  • Democrats said Greene should face more than just a public rebuke.
    — Brian Slodysko, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2021
  • But to Paxton’s detractors, the rebuke was years in the making.
    — Acacia Coronado, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2023
  • That drew a stern rebuke from his predecessor in the post.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2020
  • The comment spurred a rebuke by both Blinken and Sullivan.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2021
  • With news of the divorce coming on the heels of Da’Naia’s viral rebuke, her name trended once again.
    — Candice Benbow, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The remark was a rebuke of the approach amid mounting new infections around the world.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 13 Oct. 2020
  • The remark was a sharp rebuke of the approach amid mounting new infections around the world.
    — Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2020
  • The rebuke of Cornyn was a resolution passed by voice vote.
    — Eric Fayeulle, ABC News, 19 June 2022
  • In the end, the judge sentenced Gendron to life in prison on each of the terrorism and murder charges and offered a stern rebuke of him.
    — Mark Morales, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • His friend wrote back a sharp rebuke, saying the bet was serious.
    — Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The proper venue for redress is the courts, not a public rebuke addressed to Congress.
    — Jeet Heer, New Republic, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Sure enough, that drew a strong rebuke from Sputnik's Twitter team.
    — Adrian Croft, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Yet, in what seemed to be a pointed rebuke to the controversial piece, Slave Play won no awards.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The prize was seen as a strong rebuke to the authoritarian rule of Putin.
    — Jan M. Olsen, ajc, 8 Dec. 2022
  • His comments drew a strong rebuke from the Republican speaker of the House that day.
    — Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Manfred’s rebuke added to my conviction that the A’s are looking for a smooth—or slimy—exit.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 July 2021
  • Pence's press secretary, Alyssa Farah, was quick to respond with a sharp rebuke.
    — Dave Skretta, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2018

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