self-reproach
Example Sentences
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Young Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, is burdened with self-reproach, while old King Lear suffers from narcissism, vanity and madness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Do you think all this self-reproach is useful, Mark?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025
And the fights with her grandmother over her singing leave her both furious and tinged with self-reproach.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2023
“The play grew out of the related self-reproach about seeing my life as a charmed life,” Stoppard said during our long conversation.
From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2022
At this point he had nothing to do but wait, and overwhelmed with self-reproach and worry, he began to creep and crawl over everything: walls, furniture, and ceiling,.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
