ashamed
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The wicker man’s superiority makes all the villagers feel ashamed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
My hope is the opposite: that he watches a man refuse to be ashamed and thinks, if he can take that and keep his head up, so can I.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Depressed and ashamed, he checked himself into Onsite, a Tennessee mental health retreat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Tejashwi Yadav, the opposition leader in Bihar, said the incident had left him "deeply ashamed" and accused the government of failing to ensure the safety of women and girls in the state.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
With a hurt look on her face, Daisy said, “Jay Berry, you should be ashamed of yourself. Grandma has been so good to us and you can’t even thank her when she gives us something.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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