blameworthy

Example Sentences

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Repenters are wracked by "an overwhelming sense of guilt," a hard-to-shake feeling that one is blameworthy for having benefited from historical injustices, and for continuing to benefit from racist systems.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2022

But to be fair, China's not quite as blameworthy as it seems.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2021

These stories run a big-haired gamut in terms of individual culpability, but in every case, popular culture found a way to blame the woman, often to excuse a more blameworthy man.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2021

The most complicated character in this story may be Mimi — who is at turns sympathetic and blameworthy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2020

No unclean object was allowed to come near Agni; none durst even warm themselves near him; nor could any blameworthy action take place in his presence.

From Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, by Anonymous