self-reproach
Example Sentences
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"Why has this thought never presented itself before?" she said with a pang of self reproach.
From Mabel's Mistake by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
What could have been more glorious, what more unmixed with any touch of bitterness, or self reproach, than Cicero's position on that evening?
From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 by Herbert, Henry William
Going back to the inn, following the mules out to and back from the railroad, crossing and recrossing the river with Billy’s supplies, fits of rebellion alternated with moods of black self reproach.
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman
But although I loved him well, never any single day did he come into my sight but my heart was smitten with self reproach.
From Tales of Destiny by Mitchell, Edmund
The self reproach which moved in his heart impelled him so rapidly upon his way that when he reached the doors he had still an hour to wait before the opera ended.
From The Wheel of Life by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
