ashamed
Example Sentences
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It’s worth saying to him: “There’s no reason to feel ashamed. That’s not a useful emotion, and millions of people have found themselves in the same boat. You’re not alone.”
From MarketWatch
She said she felt ashamed asking for help: "there is a stigma having to ask someone else for food and not being able to provide for yourself."
From BBC
And I am ashamed to say that sometimes I took it out on Mutti, blaming her for just about everything.
From Literature
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He guessed that she was ashamed of what her brother had done.
From Literature
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He remembers returning home feeling ashamed, believing he had let down his family and friends.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.