be ashamed

Example Sentences

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“Anybody here have to shave their ears? Nothing to be ashamed of, sir.”

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

"I know there are many who use 'socialist' as a dirty word, something to be ashamed of," the 34-year-old told a packed room in Queens.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“Your grandpa would be ashamed of your boys,” reads its website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In interviews, he has emphasized that his time working at Trader Joe’s was never something to be ashamed of, but rather only something others chose to misunderstand.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

“We carried these jokers, birthed them, and now they got the nerve to be ashamed of us.”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas