bring shame upon
Example Sentences
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Reem is devastated by what has happened to her and cannot tell Yousef, as she will be seen as a traitor and bring shame upon her family.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2022
My father is a feared and respected man there, and I do not want to bring shame upon him.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2019
They considered running away, but their disappearance would bring shame upon their families, so they decided to stay.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 1, 2018
The sight of some random father disciplining his daughter in public for God-knows-what is more likely to bring shame upon him than upon the kid.
From Slate • Jun. 12, 2015
You bring shame upon us all with your fighting,’ the wives were scolded by the oldest woman in the village.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
