crying shame
Example Sentences
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"Often when you go to studios you see wood being thrown into skips, which often gets burnt, which is a crying shame."
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024
“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
“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
Last week, the sugar and butter had filled Miss Celia’s whole house with the smell of Christmas even though it was the crying shame of June.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
