guilt trip

Example Sentences

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"She always used to guilt trip us about it."

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024

She even defies her father when he tries and fails to guilt trip her into not going to Sarah Lawrence.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2024

If the crowd wasn’t laughing, he could lay on a guilt trip: “Could you be a little more quiet? Because I’m going to have a nervous breakdown.”

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023

So it boils down to finding the folks who will see your pitch as an opportunity, not as a guilt trip.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2022

Rather than giving me a guilt trip, Diego said, “Any time,” and I knew he meant it.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson