I. noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be above suspicion/reproach/criticism etc
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The motives were above reproach since a large sum was raised for deserving charities every year.
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You must be above suspicion of any impropriety.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Fernandez argued the reproaches were harsh and unfair.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He had a steely streak but his morals and scruples were beyond reproach .
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He was innocent and wished to purge himself of the reproach .
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I have said that Reagan was rarely moved to anger or reproach .
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Noah himself is beyond reproach , it is true.
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Nor was Bayezid alone held up to reproach .
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The Alumni Club typically enjoys a reputation beyond reproach .
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The motives were above reproach since a large sum was raised for deserving charities every year.
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The white stubble on his fleshless jaw was a reproach to my twenty-four years and suddenly I felt an inadequate city-bred softie.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Emma Quashie reproached him from back in the doorway where she had gone, too lazy to chase the boy.
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Huy entered his house, and its drabness both depressed and reproached him.
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They chivvy and reproach each other as we eat.
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They did not tell her this, but they reproached her for hiding her terrible state from them, her own sisters.
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You and Fred have nothing to reproach yourselves with.
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Zampano and Gelsomina are not exceptions, as people reproach me for creating.