to express severe disapproval of someone or something, typically in a formal or public manner.
The manager had to rebuke his employee for showing up late again. He stood in front of everyone and clearly told him that his behavior was not okay and needed to change, making the employee feel very ashamed.
The seasoned air traffic controller, after witnessing the junior pilot's reckless descent, felt a cold anger rise. His voice, usually calm, boomed over the comms, a sharp rebuke that left the rookie stunned and the entire tower hushed.
The village elder, his face a roadmap of worry, stood before the young hunter. His voice, though quiet, carried the weight of their community's hunger, a sharp rebuke for the wasted arrows and empty traps.
The toddler's dad had to rebuke him for trying to feed the cat spaghetti. His frown was big, and his voice boomed, "No, Timmy, cats don't eat pasta!" The cat just blinked, probably thinking, "Finally, some sensible advice!"
Bartholomew, the fluffy prize-winning poodle, was given a stern public rebuke by the entire bridge club for eating Mrs. Higgins's award-winning rum cake. His tail tucked, he endured their disapproving stares, a true testament to his confectionery crime.
The coach's booming voice echoed through the locker room. He didn't yell, but his words were sharp and clear. His public rebuke of the team's sloppy play left no doubt about his severe disapproval.
The lead mycologist had to publicly rebuke her assistant. His contamination of the rare bioluminescent fungal strain, the result of a careless sampling error, was a professional disaster. Her voice, usually measured, was sharp with disappointment.
The lead conservator's face tightened as she examined the amateur's botched restoration of the ancient fresco. Her sharp voice cut through the hushed museum hall, a public rebuke for the careless work that had irrevocably damaged centuries of history.
The esteemed judge, known for his booming voice, was forced to rebuke the defendant for his questionable fashion choice. "Sir," he declared, his face turning a shade of indignant crimson, "your neon-pink socks clash violently with the solemnity of this courtroom. Such sartorial choices warrant severe disapproval!"
The rogue squirrel, notorious for its audacious acorn heists, received a public rebuke from the park ranger. Apparently, the ranger's meticulously organized bird feeders were not safe from this furry bandit's sticky paws. The squirrel, unfazed, simply chittered defiantly.
The manager's voice, usually calm, took on a sharp edge as he addressed the employee. He had to rebuke the young man publicly for his repeated tardiness, making it clear that such disrespect for company time was unacceptable.
The museum curator’s face tightened as she stood before the poorly hung tapestry. Her stern voice cut through the quiet gallery, a sharp rebuke that echoed the shoddy craftsmanship and disrespect for the artifact. This was not just a mistake; it was an insult to art itself.
The lead engineer watched in dismay as the prototype drone’s stabilization system faltered, sending it spiraling toward the delicate Martian soil sampler. He could only issue a sharp rebuke to the junior technician whose hasty modifications had clearly compromised the mission's integrity.
The esteemed judge, after observing Bartholomew's egregious attempt to conduct the orchestra with a banana, felt compelled to rebuke him publicly, his booming voice echoing, "Sir, this philharmonic ensemble requires more than a potassium-powered overture!" Bartholomew merely shrugged, offering a perfectly ripe encore.
The Grand High Purveyor of Llama Grooming, Fluffy McLamb, received a stern public rebuke for his audacious decision to style a prize-winning vicuña with glitter glue and googly eyes. His peers, while privately amused, could only express their profound disapproval of such an egregious aesthetic transgression.
The judge’s voice, amplified throughout the hushed courtroom, delivered a stinging rebuke to the witness who had clearly perjured himself. His stern words left no doubt about the severity of the transgression.
The foreman's face contorted with incandescent fury as he observed the shoddy construction. He didn't just express disappointment; he launched a vehement rebuke, his voice echoing across the assembly line, detailing every egregious error with palpable disdain for the entire team's laxity.
The xenobotanist, her face a mask of consternation, had to rebuke her assistant for cultivating the sentient fungal bloom without proper containment protocols. Such flagrant disregard for established safety procedures in the bio-luminescent cavern system jeopardized years of meticulous research.
The esteemed, if somewhat portly, professor prepared to publicly rebuke the undergraduate who, with egregious aplomb, had dared to suggest that quantum entanglement was merely a fanciful notion invented by a procrastinating hamster. His stentorian pronouncements echoed through the hallowed halls, a vociferous castigation for such a flagrant intellectual transgression.
The Emperor, upon discovering his prized, genetically engineered kumquat had developed sentience and was now pontificating on existentialism from its velvet pedestal, felt a profound urge to publicly rebuke the philosophical fruit. His pronouncements, delivered via holographic decree, chastised the citrus for its "insolent intellectual effrontery" and its "audacious deviation from expected placidity."
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.