This earned him a formal rebuke from the party elite, which derives both power and perquisites from its allocation of scarce goods.

One minute's lateness would earn a strict rebuke.

The Department frowned upon senior staff using foreign cars, and a Porsche like the one she'd previously owned would have earned a quiet rebuke.

It happened Wednesday in Charlotte, earning Robinson a rebuke from Brown.

She didn't like it, especially when it earned her a rebuke from Captain Janeway.

And, as so many times before, puzzled as to what to do next that would not earn a rebuke.

That earned her a sharp rebuke.

He also earned a rebuke from commentator Ron Jaworski during the same game.

The search for the horses delayed the camp's march by a day and earned Orton a "scathing rebuke" from Smith.

One baits another, more out of habit than anything else, which earns a rebuke.