crying shame
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“It’s a crying shame, literally, what’s happening to those families, those children in that community,” Harris said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
The Fawcett Society, an equal-rights charity, said it was "a crying shame" that women, and particularly women of colour, were still vastly under-represented by public sculptures.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024
“It’s a crying shame that essentially he has evolved into the person he is now,” said Anderson, who described his former colleague as a “subservient buffoon that unfortunately has forsaken his oath of office.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
“It’s a crying shame that these clowns brought this suit,” Volzer said.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2021
“It’s a crying shame, takin’ him around like a circus freak.”
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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