The undignified flow of explanation, the lack of reserve in face of misfortune, are rebuked in the saying, "Words in plenty when the cause is lost.
One of the buccaneers, remaining in an indecent attitude during the Elevation, was rebuked by the captain, and instead of heeding the correction, replied with an impertinence and a fearful oath.
In 1701 he was back again in Largo, and was rebuked in the face of the congregation for quarrelling with his brothers.
I felt rebuked at these words, and, with an effort, said: "I will go.
Once, he fancied he saw an imploring agony in her eye, which entreated for help or comfort; but while he looked, it disappeared, leaving a serenity that rebuked his suspicions.
Those must be most severely rebuked that have most wilfulness, and those that are faulty in matters of greatest weight.
The second was the prosecution and conviction of Publius Rutilius Rufus, nominally for extortion, but really because, by his just administration of the province of Asia, he had rebuked extortion and the equestrian courts which connived at it.
But the Senate hated him, partly as a trimmer, and partly because by his personal character he rebuked their baseness.
There he had begun to intrigue with influential Romans for the succession to the Numidian kingdom, and had been rebukedby Scipio, who told him he should cultivate the friendship, not of individual Romans, but of the State.
Mr. Worthy, I say, seeing him able to bear reason, rebuked him for this day's proceedings with some severity.
A woman who has not reached the age of puberty is not rebuked (Num.
Likewise it becomes religious to go to the palaces of kings to rebuke and guide them, even as John the Baptist rebuked Herod, as related in Matt.
Hence the Apostle also rebuked those who went to law before unbelievers (1 Cor.
The chief thereupon rebuked him, saying with much emphasis, "When a Seneca speaks he ought to be listened to with attention, from one extremity of this great island to the other.
He rebuked the conservatism of the North, and gave an example of adherence to duty, devotion to truth, and fealty to God and man that make the mere "professor" to tremble with shame.
And being often rebuked for their loyalty, they subsided into silence to bide a change of public sentiment.
We have other things to think of," rebuked Harriet.
We don't want to see the map, Davy," rebuked George.
In the next place, when many men of rank were under trial, some of whom were friends and relations of Pompeius, Cato observing that Pompeius was giving way to the greater part of them and yielding, rebuked him firmly and roused him up.
He also severely rebuked a young man named Hagnon for a similar offence.
He neglected his fine talents, and pretended not to see or recognise me, because I had once rebuked him, and told him he was giving his soul to foul vices, which would make him break his neck, as he had vowed.
Assuredly, upon that first occasion, I felt I had done very wrong, and Ruberta rebuked me after this fashion: You are a cruel monster to maltreat such a handsome girl so brutally.
Peter draws his sword and gives vent to his indignation; but is rebuked both by Jesus and the Seraph, and together they conjure him to be silent and endure whatever may happen.
When he approached the president's quarters, Centeno, who was near, rebuked the disorderly rabble, and compelled them to give way.
The barbarian, when brought into contact with the white man, would seem to have been rebuked by his superior genius, in the same manner as the wild animal of the forest is said to quail before the steady glance of the hunter.
They had been too sanguine," he said, "and it was in this way that Heaven rebuked their persumption.
The officers of justice became impatient; but their eagerness was sternly rebuked by the soldiery, many of whom, having served under Gonzalo's banner, were touched with pity for his misfortunes.
But he remembered the mission on which he came; and he rebuked his self-indulgence in mourning for his own broken fate.
Like all generous natures he rebuked himself for the sins of others.
The disciples thinking probably that Jesus, who had so many important things to attend to, would not wish to be troubled by women bringing their children, rebuked them for so doing.
He rebuked the haughty Simon; and showed him how he had neglected the commonest rites of hospitality towards his guest, while this poor woman had treated Jesus with the greatest reverence.
To faint when we are rebuked of Him," is to reproach the goodness of God, when we ought to "lay hold on his strength.
Squaws who had made several experimental marriages since this young celibate began her course naturally felt rebuked by her standards, and preferred stirring kettles to meeting her.
She decided to tell the priest, even if he rebuked her.
You'll get worse hurt some day," Prescott rebuked him severely.
That is hardly the way to regard it," his wife rebuked him.
Curtis rebuked him, and then sat down with knitted brows.
And Lear rebuked him and said, these lesser evils were not felt, where a greater malady was fixed.
One or two had done so, but had been rebukedin a way they wished to forget.
If he had really offended her, she could have rebuked him with a look or sign.
Those who were in advance of Jesus in the company tried to silence the man, but the more they rebuked him the louder and more persistently did he cry: "Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, commanding him to be silent, and to leave the man; the demon obeyed the Master, and after throwing the victim into violent though harmless paroxysm, left him.
Jesus rebuked the wicked spirit--cast out the demon that had obsessed the afflicted one and held him in the tyranny of speechlessness.
Like the malignant demon that Christ rebuked in the boy, your sin may be of a kind that goeth out only through prayer and fasting.
Jesus was displeased over the misdirected zeal of His followers, and rebuked them.
Turning to Peter the Lord rebuked his rashness, and commanded him to return the sword to its scabbard, with the reminder that "all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Acceding to the request of faith He rebuked the disease; the woman was healed forthwith, rose from her bed, and ministered the hospitality of her home unto Jesus and those who were with Him.
The disciples, zealous that their Master be not troubled unnecessarily, and conscious of the continuous demands on His time and attention, rebuked those who had so ventured to trespass.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rebuked" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
