On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Reproached. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Reproached meaning
simple past and past participle of reproach
Using Reproached
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of reproach
- In the example corpus, reproached often appears in combinations such as: reproached by, and reproached, reproached himself.
Context around Reproached
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Reproached
- In this selection, "reproached" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gates, uncharacteristically, arius, himself, hitler and alexander stand out and add context to how "reproached" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bill gates reproached himself for and did and reproached himself for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "reproached" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with reproached
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eusebius, an admirer of Origen, was reproached by Eustathius for deviating from the Nicene faith. (15 words)
They never hesitate to greet or smile at an unfamiliar face but quickly retreat when reproached by elders. (18 words)
Blomberg, who had been meeting with the President, uncharacteristically reproached Hitler for not having moved against Röhm earlier. (18 words)
She chose to write a novel focused on the characters and situation, rather than moral lessons.sfn In a letter to her publisher, Maria wrote, "I have been reproached for making my moral in some stories too prominent. (38 words)
Labuschagne danced down to Washington Sundar first ball after drinks but failed to get enough elevation on his drive – something Konstas always did – and reproached himself for being caught at mid-off. (32 words)
Talking about the mistakes of his life, Bill Gates reproached himself for not pushing Microsoft to ride high on the mobile wave and make Windows the dominant operating system for mobiles. (31 words)
Think about how much of a disease it is considered to fail at something or how reproached an individual can be, just because they aren’t ‘obviously’ winning? (28 words)
Example sentences (12)
Labuschagne danced down to Washington Sundar first ball after drinks but failed to get enough elevation on his drive – something Konstas always did – and reproached himself for being caught at mid-off.
They never hesitate to greet or smile at an unfamiliar face but quickly retreat when reproached by elders.
Talking about the mistakes of his life, Bill Gates reproached himself for not pushing Microsoft to ride high on the mobile wave and make Windows the dominant operating system for mobiles.
Think about how much of a disease it is considered to fail at something or how reproached an individual can be, just because they aren’t ‘obviously’ winning?
Blomberg, who had been meeting with the President, uncharacteristically reproached Hitler for not having moved against Röhm earlier.
Eusebius, an admirer of Origen, was reproached by Eustathius for deviating from the Nicene faith.
He was reproached for his acceptance of a flat tax, which ran counter to the left-wing doctrine.
It appears that Arius reproached Alexander for what he felt were misguided or heretical teachings being taught by the bishop.
Noah is later reviled by his people and reproached by them for being a mere human messenger and not an angel (10:72–74).
She chose to write a novel focused on the characters and situation, rather than moral lessons.sfn In a letter to her publisher, Maria wrote, "I have been reproached for making my moral in some stories too prominent.
Stilicho's enemies later reproached him for having gained his victory by taking impious advantage of the great Christian festival.
When reproached by his priest for doing so, however, he maintained that the practice had brought him both wealth and great power.
Common combinations with reproached
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: