Definition of Rebuke

to criticize sharply or a sharp criticism

Examples of Rebuke in a sentence

Good parents praise their children more than they rebuke them.  🔊

When I was a teenager, I would avoid my mother so I would not have to listen to her rebuke my clothing choices.  🔊

The nun did not hesitate to rebuke the misbehaving child.  🔊

After learning the lawyer accepted a bribe, the committee decided to rebuke him and suspend his license.  🔊

Who are you to rebuke your children for the same actions you have done?  🔊

Because my daughter had already suffered by losing her phone, I did not rebuke her for misplacing her coat.  🔊

The minister used the sermon to rebuke those who were spreading gossip in the church.  🔊

After eight-year-old Max set the curtains on fire, he received a severe rebuke from the fire department.  🔊

Maggie is going to rebuke her teenage son for not cleaning his bedroom.  🔊

Because Jake is a laid-back dad, he rarely feels the need to rebuke his children.  🔊

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