Reproachfully
[rɪ'protʃfəli]
Examples
- She looked at him reproachfully. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It's a shame,' said the bodyguard reproachfully. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Sam,' said Mr. Pickwick reproachfully. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- No, I drank champagne and romped and tried to flirt, and was altogether abominable, said Meg self-reproachfully. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I really think, mother, she said reproachfully, we might afford a few fresh flowers for luncheon. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I turned sick at heart when the question occurred to me, and when I felt self-reproachfully that it was asked too late. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Oh, Noah,' cried Charlotte, reproachfully. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Well, sir, I ain't a-goin' agin' it, sir, growled Gurt reproachfully. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Only Justinian was left, and he, looking sadly at his daughter, placed his hand reproachfully on her shoulder. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I asked YOU for information, Eugene,' said Mortimer reproachfully. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Well, marriage in your case, I hope, will be love, observed Carriston, a trifle reproachfully. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Oh---- Lily murmured reproachfully; but Mrs. Fisher pressed on unrebuffed. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Mrs. Dorset smiled on her reproachfully. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Don't let your mind so mislead your ears, Christian; and be a man, said Timothy reproachfully. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Holmes glanced reproachfully at me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Maurice roared in spite of her presence, upon which she looked at him rather reproachfully. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But a very serious one to me, returned the King reproachfully. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Pray, sir,' returned Mrs. Sparsit, reproachfully, 'let me beg you not to say that. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Every man's business, said Wemmick, rather reproachfully towards me, is portable property. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Emily, my girl,' said Wardle reproachfully, 'I detest meanness and deceit; this is unjustifiable and indelicate in the highest degree. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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