self-reproachful
Example Sentences
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Well, why would someone make such a solemn, self-reproachful fuss about a bad back?
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 18, 2016
But on the page, she emanates an implacable gravity, a command of literature and philosophy that leaves one riveted, if also a bit self-reproachful.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I shall stay, of course, I’m oldest,” began Meg, looking anxious and self-reproachful.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
He groaned in spirit, and looked so self-reproachful and chagrined that she laughed.
From Hooking Watermelons 1898 by Edward Bellamy
At the moment, so softened, so self-reproachful was his mood, he would willingly have cut off his arm for her could the sacrifice in any manner have secured her happiness.
From Virginia by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
