be ashamed
Example Sentences
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The AMA ought to be ashamed for ignoring the bulk of American physicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
We’ve long been told by American society to be ashamed of who we are, yet no one felt any shame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Anybody here have to shave their ears? Nothing to be ashamed of, sir.”
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
A legal statement which UK Athletics produced years after the incident was described by the prosecutor as '"a deeply unworthy document by a national sporting body and one of which it should be ashamed".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
“Should be ashamed of yourself,” Big Ma scolded.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
