be ashamed
Example Sentences
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“If someone won money in gambling with our fate, I would hope that they might be ashamed of themselves,” she said, “and take that money and donate it directly to fire survivors.”
From Slate • Jun. 30, 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
"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
He’s the one who should be ashamed, and he must see this in my face, because the heavy blond brows beneath his cap drop down into a scowl.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
