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
But Lady Latimer coldly waived her explanations, and Bessie felt very self-reproachful until an idea occurred to her what she would do.
From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]
He drifted down upon Meteor Island, bowed and self-reproachful, like a spirit approaching the confines of the dead.
From The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
