shame
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Difficult emotions like shame, humiliation, regret, fear and sadness often show up as anger, and that’s when insults can turn hurtful and corrosive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
For years many of the women kept their ordeal - their shame - secret.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Happy anniversary from a California native who fell in love with the coast at first sight, and shame on those who would defile it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
It considers a woman’s own health, not just the baby’s, and communicates risk without shame or a heavy hand.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
A heavy feeling of shame twisted inside Anya, and she got up from the table.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
The memory of it shames me even now as I hear, in my mind, his answer echo down the years.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
It shames me all day with the ballooning total.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2024
I treat many adults who have severe eating disorders partly as a result of growing up in a society that overvalues thinness, promotes dieting for weight loss, and shames people who are overweight or obese.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024
“That is a disgrace. It outrages and shames me deeply,” Scholz said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
It is truth they enact, a truth that shames all human falsehoods and deceits.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
The mayor named and shamed hedge fund manager Ken Griffin for owning a $238 million penthouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The good news is that the much-needed public discussion of this issue is starting to break through the shamed silence.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
And seeking a bit of help from commercial emulsifiers shouldn’t be shamed.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
On social media, fans shared the video and shamed the man for his behavior, with some looking to make his identity public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Its present condition would have shamed an elephant.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
The post took off in the military town that sits on the Cumberland River, where Fort Campbell is based, and where Facebook shaming apparently still holds significant reputational sway.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Secret recording has also taken place by individuals - including Margerison - at various Comic Con cosplay events, prompting attendees to complain of invasion of privacy, harassment and "body shaming".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The shaming tends to fall into two categories: the ugly mouthful and the lonely eater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Most of all, there is a lot of shame and shaming associated with people who go into debt or become overwhelmed by their bills.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026
I’d never realized, not until the last year or two of my life, how shaming it is to be pitied.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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